The chair of the Social Work Taskforce has said its final report could not recommend a cap on social workers’ caseloads because of the current pressures on the workforce.

Ministers have admitted it will take “years” to transform the demoralised social work profession and regain public trust in their work as they unveiled sweeping reforms to the sector.

Newly disclosed court documents suggest Ofsted inspectors who wrote a damning report on Haringey children’s services were ordered to delete emails relating to Baby Peter and the council, a high court judge disclosed today.

The final report of the Social Work Taskforce was published yesterday with strong government support for its recommendations. This gives me confidence that the changes necessary to transform the practice of social work will now begin to happen.

The care of Britain’s older people is increasingly being carried out by migrant workers. Now evidence suggests that some agencies are seriously exploiting staff.

SOCIAL services for adults in Liverpool have been given top marks by inspectors. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has given the city council’s services an “excellent” score and praised the local authority’s “ambitious vision”.