More than 5,000 women are selling sex from brothels, massage parlours and other premises in London.

Councils are increasingly tightening their means-testing criteria and reviewing charging policies for social care as new ways of rationing resources are sought ahead of October’s spending review.

After being told to reconsider its ruling that Catholic charity could not discriminate against gay prospective parents, regulator reaffirms original decision

BASW has been asked to submit a report to a Home Affairs Select Committee consultation process that is examining government plans for capping immigration to the UK, potentially affecting the recruitment of overseas social workers.

A body discovered following a house fire in Cornwall has been identified as a 43-year-old care worker who is believed to have been murdered.

At least 2,600 women have been trafficked into England and Wales and forced to work as prostitutes, according to a snapshot report published today.

CHILDREN’S social services in Suffolk have been told to pull their socks up after a snap inspection by Ofsted.

The number of people aged over 85 is likely to increase by 60% by 2030 and the cost to the State of caring from them is likely to treble from today’s figure, a report published this week suggests.

Local authorities are struggling to identify and track children who are missing from education and vulnerable to physical, emotional and psychological harm, according to a report published today.

SOCIAL services bosses in Norfolk have hit back at claims they would allow vulnerable people in the county to use taxpayers’ money earmarked for their care to pay for prostitutes.