A relative of a baby killed by her violent father in Kent claims he warned social services twice about the man before the child was born.

The government has pledged £23m to support improvements in child protection arrangements and reduce pressure on frontline social workers in England.

Ed Balls has announced plans to make reports on child deaths more open but has stopped short of demanding that they be published in full.

Poor-quality practical placements in social work training have long been a concern, but newly approved standards may bring change.

BASW has welcomed an invitation from two senior cabinet ministers to meet with them in the wake of the Association’s decision to ballot members on the formation of a College of Social Work across the UK.

A SOCIAL worker molested adolescent boys in his care, a disciplinary panel heard. David Lawrence Morris is accused of abusing three boys staying in an overnight care centre on Wirral.

The number of people being excluded from social care in England will continue rising unless there is a major revamp of the system, experts warn.

A report into how the government has dealt with improving dementia services in England has found it failed to make the condition a national priority.