Kensington and Chelsea acted lawfully in withdrawing care for former ballerina despite unchanged circumstances, say judges

AN ORGANISATION that provides care for the elderly is under investigation after complaints were made over unpaid wages.

An inquiry into the Vanessa George child abuse case has highlighted a number of flaws in the inspection framework for nurseries.

AN MP has branded children’s social care services in Birmingham “a mess” following the death of an Erdington toddler.

A centre for people with learning disabilities is set to close next year following a review of adult care services which will change the way Wandsworth Council provides social care.

Children’s and adults services directors have been urged to carry out a health check on their social workers, as recommended by the Social Work Taskforce.

The government has given assurances to the Social Work Reform Board (SWRB) that it wants it to continue its work and complement the Munro inquiry into child protection, delegates at the National Children and Adults Services conference were told.

Social work must be championed to be recognised as a distinct profession in the same way as medicine, according to the chief executive of the General Social Care Council (GSCC).

The College of Social Work is not yet ready to take on the responsibility of speaking on behalf of the profession, the body’s co-chair has admitted.

Reoffending is higher among criminals who are locked up than do community sentences – with 74% of ex-inmates at one prison convicted again within a year