THREE care workers will appear in court today accused of abusing people with learning disabilities at a Nuneaton residential home.

All but four people have been rehomed after Dorset County Council voted to close a care home despite protests.

A blueprint for the funding of care for the elderly has been drawn up by social care experts from all political parties in an attempt to end months of political stalemate and squabbling.

New research from the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol shows that ‘virtual’ head teachers significantly raise the priority of education and outcomes for children in care, who are often less successful at school than other pupils.

Barnardo’s has accused ministers of dragging their feet in tackling a funding crisis affecting social work within Young Offenders Institutions (YOI).

Adult care budgets are set to be slashed as councils strive to safeguard children’s social services in the wake of recent high-profile child protection failures, public spending experts have warned.