An approved school housemaster from West Yorkshire who became a scout leader and council director of social services carried out a string of sex attacks on vulnerable boys at a school over a period of years, a court has heard.

Child protection workers hope the Munro review will signal an end to stifling layers of admin and bureaucracy and bring a return to more frontline work with families, says Sally Gillen. But will it live up to its promise?

Sharon Shoesmith, the woman who lost her job as head of Haringey children’s services over the Baby P scandal, has said she sometimes regrets not quitting when the news broke.

A council criticised for failing to protect vulnerable children has cut student social work placements from 208 to just 89, Unison claims.

Plans for a new home in a Wiltshire town specialising in care for people with dementia have been approved.

NORTH Yorkshire and York Community and Mental Health Services have been praised in a national survey.

Four high-profile cases have focused attention on a form of abuse often underplayed – child neglect. But, asks Mark Ivory, at what point should protection workers intervene?

Trying to reunite maltreated children with families runs a high risk of failure, report shows

TUC backs co-ordinated action including walkouts and protests targeted at vulnerable MPs, to avert ‘more brutish’ society

Charities providing key services for children and young people in London are facing closure under plans to shake up a grant scheme, it has been claimed.