An online auction system developed for councils to buy cheap wheelie bins and stationery is being used to buy end-of-life and dementia care for vulnerable elderly people.

A mother has had her three-year-old daughter taken away from her by social services after authorities deemed her too stupid to look after the child.

The conduct of children’s secretary Ed Balls following the Baby P case has been attacked by the director-general of the representative body for council chief executives.

A FORMER social worker at Warrington Borough Council has been disciplined after inviting a mother and child into her home to conduct a formal meeting.

A FLAGSHIP Sheffield care home which charges up to £416 a week was slammed by a standards watchdog as dirty, unhygienic and failing to meet residents’ physical and social needs.

Craegmoor Healthcare, a leading provider of specialist care and support to people with learning disabilities, mental health illnesses and older people, has opened a new purpose-built Autism unit at its Turketel Road Care Home in Folkestone in Kent after linking up with local schools to assess the need for more locally-based Autism care and support.

Increasing pressure on social workers is putting vulnerable children at serious risk, according to a union. Unison has criticised city and county councillors in Nottinghamshire for “rocketing” caseloads.