Government proposals miss out reforms needed for the entire children’s services system Children’s homes providers have long argued for many of the changes the government now wants to make. But

The Mayor of the City of Derby, Councillor Fareed Hussain, will be speaking at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the city of the British Association of Social Workers, the

A new online ‘one-stop shop’ for people with dementia and their carers has been launched by East Sussex County Council. The authority has launched a Dementia Information Hub on its

Nearly a million jobs will be lost from the public sector within four years, according to predictions from Zurich Municipal. Zurich Municipal said that by 2017, 900,000 more jobs could

Police investigating a £1 million scam targeting elderly people have made 16 arrests. The inquiry led by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate was launched in December and focused

SHELTERED housing residents and their relatives are up in arms over plans to replace full-time staff with agency workers. Last month, Enfield Council informed residents of proposals to introduce personalised

Judge says one of couple probably responsible for injuries, but children should wherever possible be raised by parents A soldier and his wife may regain custody of their daughter, even

Chancellor unveils unexpected package of welfare measures that include extension of wait before unemployed can sign on George Osborne conjured up a populist crackdown on welfare and public sector pay

Another round of local authority budget cuts announced in the Spending Review will “jeopardise” the future of some councils, it is being claimed. The Local Government Association said the planned

People with dementia are becoming victims of austerity as savage cuts to social care spending leave more people reaching crisis point. Alzheimer’s Society is today (Wednesday 26 June 2013) calling