Cambridge-based social worker ‘abused woman’
A senior social worker abused his position and ruined a woman’s life after he had children with her while he was supposed to be dealing with her case.
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A senior social worker abused his position and ruined a woman’s life after he had children with her while he was supposed to be dealing with her case.
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A report into social work services in West Dunbartonshire has made 13 recommendations for improvement. The Social Work Inspection Agency said the service delivered positive outcomes for many people, in particular children and adults with learning difficulties.
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) announced a reform to the way in which social services are reviewed and inspected.
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The four-year-old killed at her home in Merseyside was “known” to social workers, it has emerged. The body of little Chloe Fletcher was found at her home in Wallasey and her 22-year-old mother was being questioned on suspicion murdering the child.
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A social worker and three managers have been sacked for failings in the care of Baby P, Haringey Council has said.
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SOCIAL Development Minister Margaret Ritchie has promised there will be no job losses in Londonderry as part of a planned modernisation of the Social Security Agency.
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Directors of children’s services have won an important stage in their battle to continue hiring social workers from abroad.
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Protesters say they will continue their fight to save a care home from closure. Bridgend council has decided to shut Troed y Ton in Kenfig Hill despite strong local opposition.
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SOCIAL Services is set to undergo change after Devon County Council’s executive director for adult and community services David Johnstone handed in his notice.
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More than one in 10 of Northern Ireland’s workforce is employed in the health and social care sector. Almost 78,000 people, including casual staff, are employed in health – making it NI’s single largest workforce.
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