A total of 376 posts in children’s services are set to be axed at Hampshire County Council as the authority prepares to make savings of £55m this year.

A row has broken out over the establishment of the College of Social Work, after the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) announced plans to set up its own rival organisation.

OLDER people with savings will be hit hardest by changes to the social care budget, which could also lead to the loss of more than 60 full and part time jobs.

David Cameron’s promise to Riven Vincent to look into case of her disabled daughter will not stop the pain to come for carers

Kent County Council is being reported to the Audit Commission over its handling of a consultation into care home closures.

The College of Social Work will formally launch next year, but will the British Association of Social Workers launch a rival body?

HUNDREDS of vulnerable children will have their welfare urgently reviewed following a damning report into the care system in Gloucestershire.

A GRANDMOTHER whose husband died last year is considering taking legal action against a council over its handling of his care.

Members of the Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) campaign group are to contact local authorities across the country asking for guaranteed spending on respite care, after the case of Riven Vincent highlighted the plight of families struggling to look after children with complex needs.

A YOUTH offender worker has been accused of theft after council bosses accidentally overpaid her by a whopping £17,000.