The child poverty charity, Save the Children, is introducing a £12m scheme to the UK, based on a US programme which has dramatically improved the lives of poor children, according to CYP Now.

The new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government has yet to adopt a formal position on the proposed capping of court fees for independent social work expert witnesses but the position may become clearer over the coming weeks, BASW has been told.

A Kenyan woman who used forged papers to get a job in a care home so she could provide for her four children has been jailed for six months.

A CARE home near Stourport is opening a £1 million extension specialising in dementia care, creating 25 new jobs.

A care home matron formed a mock “jazz band” to agitate elderly residents as part of a regime of bullying and practical jokes, a hearing has been told.

One in ten British children is being abused or neglected at home and most are ignored by social workers, as well as the country’s politicians, charities are claiming.

The Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of all health and adult social care in England, announced  that it has brought in two advisors to add to its experience and expertise in adult social care and to help develop its relationship with the sector.

TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher is fronting an Action for Children campaign to recruit foster carers. The campaign has been timed to coincide with Foster Care Fortnight (17-30 May) and focuses on the shortage of carers.

Council chiefs have ‘revolutionised’ the way social workers record cases after a former employee was struck off. Alcus Dunn is banned from practising as a social worker after a catalogue of failures while working for Herts County Council.

The government’s decision to scrap the controversial children’s database ContactPoint has been described as a retrograde step which could leave families of disabled children with less co-ordinated support.