A COUPLE who fled Suffolk to ensure their unborn baby was not taken away by social services have had the child removed from their care by the Spanish authorities.

Up to 300 jobs a year will go at Manchester council as bosses work to cut town hall spending – without hikes in council tax.

Researchers have launched a unique project to improve early diagnosis and management of dementia among Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).

Only eight per cent of social workers are taking up training opportunities after they have qualified, a report by the General Social Care Council (GSCC) has found.

It’s a far cry from the catwalk to the care home but David Taylor, 23, says it’s a step he’ll never regret. Taylor works as a care assistant in Mansfield having left his blossoming fashion career six months before he was due to graduate as a designer.

A trade union has made claims of widespread bullying within the social services departments of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

Plans have been published by ministers in England to tackle the “social exclusion” of adults with autism. Campaigners have long accused the state of ignoring adults with the condition – just 15% are in employment and half live at home.

A SOCIAL worker, who failed to inform the police an eight-year-old child in her care had run away, admitted putting the child at risk.

Kent County Council is to axe 260 jobs in its children, families and education department under plans to save £8 million.

A SOCIAL worker accused of inappropriate behaviour towards the mother of two children in his care is appearing before a disciplinary hearing.