A Filipino woman who spent four years working in a Workington care home is to be deported after admitting hoodwinking the authorities into giving her permission to stay.

FORTY new jobs are being created in Sutton thanks to the opening of a £3.7m state-of-the-art residential care home.

A social worker who received a police caution for sexually harassing a colleague has been admonished by the General Social Care Council (GSCC).

A report launched today by The Princess Royal Trust for Carers reveals that 70% of older carers suffer a devastating impact on their health due to their caring role.

Schools are excluding children unofficially to protect their reputation, results and funding for pupil places, a report by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has warned.

Four members of staff from Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s children’s services have been praised following the recent Ofsted inspection.

Nadine Dorries has lost her amendment on abortion by 118 votes to 368, following an intensely emotional debate in which she accused Lib Dems of blackmailing the prime minister.

Leeds City Council has approved plans to close five of its care homes, saying it cannot afford to maintain them.

A damning inspection of Peterborough’s safeguarding practices has prompted the director of children’s services to resign.

Funding should be invested in retaining social workers rather than recruiting new entrants into the profession because of the high costs of training them, according to research.