A REVIEW of care homes in York is to be carried out because of concerns about the quality of some of the city’s facilities.

A residential hospital for vulnerable adults near Bristol where alleged abuse was secretly filmed by the BBC Panorama programme is to close on Friday.

A SOCIAL worker who guzzled alcohol during working hours has been found guilty of misconduct.

Abused children are being let down by the legal system, Barnardo’s has claimed, after revealing that only 89 convictions were brought for child exploitation in England and Wales in 2009.

SOCIAL workers “consistently failed” to protect a vulnerable 11-year-old schoolboy who went on to rape a disabled child, a report has found.

A group of men accused of being sexual predators, grooming vulnerable young girls for “horrific abuse” and sex parties, were arrested in morning raids yesterday.

SOCIAL services workers who were comprehensively criticised after a series of seven child deaths and a horrific child attack will today unveil a new service designed to stop such events happening again.

Care home operator Southern Cross has reached an agreement that gives it four months to find a solution to its financial difficulties.

SOCIAL workers have been criticised for leaving a frail 87-year-old in the care of her mentally-ill niece. The family of Elizabeth Jackson say she was badly let down by the authorities.

Guernsey’s assistant director for children and maternity services has said vulnerable children in Guernsey will be protected.