A record three in four prosecutions for domestic violence resulted in a conviction last year, new figures reveal. The UK’s most senior prosecutor will today disclose that defendants admitted offences
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Deep cuts in spending on social care are being implemented in spite of “extreme” public concern over recent scandals in care homes, a senior figure has warned. David Pearson, president
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A review of choice in end of life care has been launched to make sure adults at the end of life, their carers and family have more choice. The review
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Social worker Sarah Madelynne Farrell has been suspended from the HCPC Register for forming an inappropriate relationship with a service user whilst working at Manchester City Council. A panel of
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Government plans to introduce a residence test for access to legal aid will breach an international convention on children’s human rights, MPs and peers have warned. The Joint Committee on
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A Safeguarding Board public awareness campaign to tackle the issue of Child Sexual Exploitation in Northern Ireland has begun. The campaign ‘The More You Know, The More You See’ aims
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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGB&T) Health and Social Care Staff Forum has won the Social Partnership Forum award for partnership working with trade unions at the UK-wide Healthcare
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Homecare contracts providing services for just over 200 people in the Broadland area of Norfolk are to be re-let after Care UK and Norfolk County Council agreed to terminate their
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A Lancashire home care agency has addressed several shortcomings highlighted by inspectors last year, according to inspectors at the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The Haslingden-based branch of Mears Care, which
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An Ofsted inspection of Knowsley Council’s children’s service has found widespread failures rating them “inadequate”. Inspectors said the council had a high turnover of social workers in assessment and safeguarding
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