Social care chiefs in Birmingham are yet to agree an improvement plan almost five months after safeguarding services for children at risk of physical and sexual abuse were slammed as inadequate.
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More than 100 social care users have signed up to take control of their support budget in the last six months.
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The government has published the full versions of two serious case reviews (SCRs) into the death of Baby Peter, in a bid to “improve transparency in the child protection system”.
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Two nursery nurses have been sentenced to 16-weeks in jail suspended for 12 months for cruelty to a two-year-old boy at a Hertfordshire nursery.
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A social worker has accepted compensation from three newspapers over untrue allegations about her role in the Baby P tragedy.
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A CARE home worker who stole £10,000 from a vulnerable resident to fund her gambling addiction was yesterday jailed for three months.
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BASW Scotland has criticised the coalition government’s plans for major reduction in funding for Scotland, announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review last week, and called on the Scottish government to do everything it can to protect services for vulnerable adults and children.
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The chancellor’s announcement of a 6.9% cut in funding for Northern Ireland, announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review last week, has been criticised by the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW), which has called on the Northern Ireland government to do everything it can to protect services for vulnerable adults and children.
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BASW Scotland is calling on social workers from across the country to nominate social workers who they feel deserve to receive a prestigious award for their professional endeavour.
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The chancellor’s announcement of a 7.5% cut in funding for Wales, announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review last week, has been criticised by BASW Cymru, which has called on the Welsh Assembly government to do everything it can to protect services for vulnerable adults and children.
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