Research into the adequacy and consistency of knowledge on gender variance in social work training and continuous professional development. This review takes a systematic approach, providing an overview of the
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This evaluation was commissioned by the Department for Education in 2015, as part of a series of studies into the implementation and impact of the Step Up to Social Work
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Four out of five young mothers feel lonely after having a baby and meet their friends less often, a new study shows. Research by the Co-op found that many mothers
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A woman who wanted a family court judge in Northern Ireland to make decisions about the future of her nine-year-old son because she had flitted has lost a legal fight.
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The Government has won a challenge against a ruling that its controversial benefit cap unlawfully discriminates against lone parents with children under two. Court of Appeal judges ruled in favour
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A married couple who have a platonic relationship and live in different homes have been made the legal parents of a child born following a foreign surrogacy arrangement. The most
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The most senior family court judge in England and Wales is to review a separated couple’s decade-long dispute over access to their daughter after an appeal by the youngster’s father.
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Families hit by the Government’s “two-child limit” for welfare payments have started a High Court action against the policy. The rule, introduced in April last year, restricts child tax credits
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Refugees are struggling to integrate into British life because of restrictions on bringing their relatives to the country, campaigners claim. Oxfam and the Refugee Council called on the Government to
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Almost one in four parents are skipping meals because they cannot afford to buy food, revealing shocking levels of “hidden hunger”, according to a new report. A survey of over
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