Vulnerable children have been failed by Government guidelines designed to protect their welfare during court battles, an official report has warned.
 

Councillors look set to press on with the controversial closure of a Hull care home despite a last-minute legal challenge. Rokeby House has been the centre of a two-year battle between Hull Council and relatives of the 11 elderly residents still there.

A NEW way of dealing with dementia will be trialled in Enfield. The borough will be one of three Dementia Demonstrator sites in London, after winning a bid alongside Croydon and Kingston-upon-Thames.

Children and adults with learning disabilities are being ignored by the government because current policy is too focused on care of the elderly, a coalition of charities claims today.

Many people support the cost of social care being met through taxation – so why is the government dismissing this approach?

SPENDING on adult social services in Barnet has increased by 25 per cent over the last five years, a report has revealed. The cost of handling elderly and vulnerable adults has risen massively above inflation, with £22 million more spent this year than five years ago.