Councils are still facing significant problems in attracting enough social workers for their children’s services functions, a new study has found.

The leadership, supervision and training that social workers receive are to be reviewed in the wake of the Baby P case, ministers are to announce.

Council chiefs today accuse the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, of being “irresponsible” in his response to the death of Baby P, saying that his “political promises” to prevent a repeat of the tragedy could never be fulfilled.

As the diversity of demands from older people puts its strain on the social care sector, Allan Bowman, chairman of the Social Care Institute for Excellence, explores the personalisation of social care and what it involves for local authorities, voluntary organisations and independent providers

AN investigation into conditions at a Fylde care home has ended. Police have passed evidence from their probe into Milbanke Care Home, Kirkham, to the Crown Prosecution Service, which will decide if any charges need to be brought.

ADULT social care services in Middlesbrough are the best in the country. The Commission for Social Care Inspectorate recently announced its star ratings for 150 adult social care authorities across the country.

A social worker has resigned over the death of five-month-old Alisha Allen, council bosses confirmed yesterday. A spokeswoman for Durham County Council confirmed the resignation on the day that shocked MPs were told three children a week die in Britain as a result of abuse.

THE conviction of Karen Matthews and Michael Donovan for the abduction of Karen’s daughter Shannon, has led to a review of child protection services in Kirklees.

DONCASTER social workers are facing a growing deluge of concerns that children are being abused or neglected, the Free Press can reveal.

CHILDREN’s services and police in East London have been criticised following the horrific death of a six-month-old baby at the hands of her father who smashed her head on the floor. He has since been jailed for life at the Old Bailey.