Everyone agrees the social care system is out-of-date. When it was created after the Second World War under the 1948 National Assistance Act the idea was to create a safety net for the most vulnerable in society.

A care provider criticised for its involvement in the death of a three-year-old boy in the West Midlands has warned that council budget cuts could lead to other vulnerable young people being given inadequate support.

Ministers in England must not shy away from finding more money to fix the “broken” social care system, the head of an independent review says.

Cumbria will keep all of its 28 Sure Start children’s centres, the county council has confirmed. Sure Start centres across the country are under threat of closure after the coalition government cut grants to local authorities for children’s services.

The average social worker is dealing with between 20 and 30 cases at any time in 57 local authorities across England, a report by the Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC) has found.

A new report published today by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) highlights the challenges facing community organisations who wish to own or manage assets, such as buildings and land.

Review proposes a fairer funding system that would save millions of pounds and allow more people to die at home

Pensioners must face up to “the nasty truth” that all but the poorest will have to pay for their own elderly care, a minister has warned.

Voluntary sector organisations must be more consistently involved in policy decisions about children’s services if the government is serious about improving them, according to a report by the chief executives body Acevo.

Ceop completes six-month exercise gathering data on the targeting, grooming and abuse of children