A woman from Hertfordshire has become the first person to be convicted of pretending to be a qualified social worker, six years after legislation protecting the professional title took effect.

Barnardo’s and Action for Children are stepping up efforts to secure a government-funded savings account for children in care.

THE leader of York Council has defended controversial plans to privatise part of its social care network for elderly residents as the only way forward, ahead of the proposals being rubber-stamped next week.

Reforms of the NHS in England are putting the healthcare of children at risk, according to an article in the British Medical Journal.

A SURPRISE inspection of Notts County Council’s children’s services has found “good progress” – nearly a year after it was given notice to improve.

Study published at TUC Women’s Conference says that male unemployment is now falling but women’s has taken an upturn

A school care worker downloaded more than 4,000 indecent images of children from the internet. Peter John Taylor, who worked at The Grange School, in Knossington, near Oakham, was given a suspended jail sentence.

Independent social workers acting as expert witnesses in family court proceedings are to have their fees capped at Cafcass rates from May following months of wranglings over the proposals.

The government is to face a legal challenge to controversial welfare reforms after the Child Poverty Action Group announced it has issued proceedings for judicial review.

The Big Lottery Fund is to launch a £20m initiative to finance joined-up support services for families with complex needs.