The government has binned plans to offer the Tribal Group a contract to deliver a support and improvement programme for children’s homes.

Research from a national charity published on Monday showed that eight out of 10 people did not feel they were informed about care options for older people.

The Fostering Network is calling for clarity on the requirements of carers amid plans to revise guidance on the training, support and development standards for foster care.

Social care, which proved so divisive when Labour sought cross-party consensus in the face of ‘death tax’ hysteria, is back on the table. Andy Burnham teases out the divisions between the cohabiting Lib Dems and Tories on this crucial issue.

A coalition of charities claims that a controversial health test being pushed by ministers to decide who will get long-term sickness benefits is not working. There is mounting evidence, say the charities, that people with serious illnesses are being judged fit for work when they are not.

A retired academic from Suffolk who specialised in child care has admitted a string of child pornography charges.

A pocket guide providing essential information about alcohol and other drugs to front-line Social Workers is being launched this week by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) in response to the area being over-looked on the Social Work education and practice agenda.

Social work and service users in the UK have benefited significantly from immigration, BASW has told the government in response to its plans to put a cap on the import of workers from outside of the European Union.

A mental health nurse from Somerset who started a relationship with a former patient through Facebook just two weeks after she left his care has been struck off by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) disciplinary panel.

A FORMER Plymouth social worker is facing allegations she failed to carry out child protection visits to vulnerable youngsters.