Plans to create a college of social work are in disarray after two bodies set up in direct competition. Can both survive?

The two professional associations for social services directors have dismissed the creation of a rival to the College of Social Work.

PLANS to close up to ten Warwickshire council-run care homes have come under attack.

THE full extent of cuts to Hampshire’s adult social services have been revealed with 400 full-time equivalent jobs set to be axed this year to save £24.4m.

Latest figures show authorities now regard antisocial behaviour orders as ineffective

A carer has been jailed after stealing more than £5,000 from an elderly woman suffering from dementia.

Funding for youth offending teams, the government’s Work Programme and the early intervention grant could be channelled into “community budget” pilots from 1 April.

The home support given to people with dementia and their carers is an “absolute travesty”, a charity says.

Nearly one in three prison officers working with vulnerable young offenders in custody have not completed training on safeguarding and assessing vulnerability, an investigation by CYP Now has found.

Wirral Mencap has joined forces with mental health organisation Family Tree in a bid to halt the closure of two Wirral care homes.