Four in 10 social workers feel their caseload is unmanageable and two-thirds say it has increased in the past 12 months, a survey has found.

To mark the launch of the first International Year of Youth, five youth organisations are calling for young people to have more of a say in international decisions that affect their lives.

Ofsted inspectors have urged the Youth Justice Board (YJB) to review the number of secure accommodation placements so young people can be held in settings closer to their families.

The voluntary sector could offer “gain without pain” to councils and NHS agencies if it was entrusted with the care and support of more disabled people, a report suggests.

A serious case review is to be held into events leading to the closure of a care home, whose manager was convicted of killing an elderly resident.

TWO social services initiatives in Thurrock have been short listed in the finals of the Skills for Care Accolades.

A Bridgwater care home manager who stole £115,000 from residents has been jailed for two years.