HEALTH and social care workers are getting up-to-date fire safety training following the death of a pensioner whose house burned down. John Strains shunned all efforts to persuade him to
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Social workers warn changes being brought in to speed up adoption and the family courts might be bad for the welfare of some children. Some have criticised a new time-limit
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AN INVESTIGATION into how Oxfordshire’s authorities failed to spot a child sex abuse ring could spark resignations, the county council leader warned last night. Ian Hudspeth spoke out as a
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West Sussex County Council’s child protection social work practices were praised for ‘significant improvement’ by a Government minister. In a letter to county council leader, Louise Goldsmith, Edward Timpson, minister
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Graduates on a new fast-track scheme for trainee social workers will help manage caseloads after just five weeks of intensive initial training. The “Frontline” scheme aims to attract top graduates
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The newly appointed Chief Social Worker for Children and a fast-track training model for “high-flying” graduates each have the potential to improve social work in England but must not go
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Westminster council is working with NHS to develop supported housing that offers frail residents independence they crave
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Five disabled people have lost their High Court challenge over the government’s decision to abolish the Independent Living Fund (ILF). Their lawyers had asked the court to declare “unlawful” the
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As the Rochdale horror revealed, we need to overhaul how we care for our most troubled children, By Edward Timpson Next month will mark the first anniversary of the sentencing
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Campaigners against the closure of care homes in Leeds will attend a public meeting tonight. Leeds City Council want to close care homes including Primrose Hill to help make fifty
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