Kent County Council is set to take the Home Office to court in a bid to recover millions of pounds it is spending looking after young asylum seekers who should no longer be in the UK.

In the current climate of austerity, World Social Work Day offers a challenge for politicians and social workers to find new ways of working together, BASW will say.

On World Social Work Day, Linda de Chenu, Social Work Lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire, claims the recently-created Global Agenda for Social Work should serve as a rallying cry for social workers to unite and speak out against inequalities at home and across the world.

ONE of the biggest ever intakes of apprentices by any health organisation in England has been announced.

Senior Cornwall councillors yesterday warned that services were at risk of “failure” as the fallout from the controversial council tax freeze decision rumbled on.

Commons justice committee backs calls for independent inquiry after hearing of 254 cases involving injury

Reforms to increase ratios to allow nursery staff and childminder to look after more children are at odds with Government policy to foster close one-to-one bonds with children, an early years expert will say today.

As a new report from MPs claims the youth justice system is currently failing children in care and care leavers, BASW has reiterated the need to treat looked after children as individuals.

Staff to be taught to see sex as a natural part of life for older and disabled people, by Sue Learner

Judges back employment tribunal decision that Haringey council acted reasonably in dismissing Maria Ward and Gillie Christou