Opponents of changes to adult social care in West Sussex are taking their fight to county hall after presenting a 20,000-name petition.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is making one of the largest cuts to social care in the West Midlands region, a BBC survey suggests.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) today announces the start of a consultation on a new excellence award for adult social care services in England.

Social work leaders say reforms proposed by Munro to free child protection teams from central control may be threatened by cuts to services

Councils are being urged to improve their support for homeless teenagers, following a damning Court of Appeal judgment against Lambeth Council.

Government promises reform of laws covering support for older and disabled people and carers after Law Commission report

As the Munro review is published, we need to keep sending the message that safeguarding extends to every person up to the age of 18, says Carlene Firmin

A woman who admits killing her autistic son has raised three older children with disabilities, a court has heard.

THE CARE home whose manager swindled thousands of pounds from residents with dementia said it went through a “turbulent time” when her crimes were uncovered.

BASW – The College of Social Work has issued a huge welcome to a report into child protection social work by Professor Eileen Munro, which coincides with a survey finding that 90% of social workers believe lives ‘could be at risk’ as a consequence of current cuts to services.