The author of the second report into the case of Baby P is facing questions tonight over his role as chair of Haringey’s Local Safeguarding Children’s Board after apologising for

Just one person applied to become the Head Adoption Decision Maker at Birmingham City Council – and he, or she, wasn’t hired. The council failed to appoint anyone on a

Some carers looking after cancer patients in the UK are carrying out vital healthcare tasks without always having adequate training, according to Macmillan Cancer Support. They asked more than 2,000

Hidden cameras and mystery-shopper exercises may form part of a revamped inspection regime for care homes and domiciliary care in England next year. New adult social care chief inspector Andrea

Labour is considering a radical plan to make social care free at the point of need and funded through taxation, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said. Speaking at the

More cuts to adult social care are “inevitable” according to Telford and Wrekin Council as it looks to save another £23m by 2016. The authority said it spends 36p in

Every care home and adult social care service in England will be rated by Care Quality Commission inspectors by 2016, the new chief inspector of social care Andrea Sutcliffe said

Thousands of pensioners will be forced to sell their homes to pay for care despite Government promises to the contrary, it has been claimed. The Coalition was accused of betraying

THOUSANDS of council staff will be asked to take a half an hour cut in their working week to help save £2.6m at a cash-strapped Yorkshire authority. It comes after

Changes planned for the provision of support services for children and families could see the county’s children centres developed as early help specialists, with libraries planning a greater role. Northamptonshire