Local Authorities – Care Appointments

Parents’ mental health now most common factor in children’s social care need

By Aine Fox, Reporter15th January 2025News England

Parents’ poor mental health has become the most common factor in children’s social care assessments in England, according to a report which saw it cited more often than domestic abuse

Faster social care reform urged as providers ‘facing impossible choices’

By Aine Fox, Reporter14th January 2025News England

Social care can “ill afford” to wait three years for final decisions on reform, leaders in the sector said, as a new report highlighted the ongoing strain faced by providers.

Council apologises after turning away 216 potentially homeless cases

By Aine Fox, Reporter9th January 20259th January 2025News England

Hundreds of cases of potentially homeless people, including domestic abuse victims, were dismissed by a council which has apologised for “failings” in its approach. Brentwood Council in Essex was accused

Councils warn of acute pressures on services despite funding boost next year

By Jonathan Bunn, Reporter19th December 2024News England

Urban and rural councils have warned that the increase in funding next year announced by the Government will not relieve acute pressures on local services. Changes to the draft local

MPs warned ‘exploitative’ large providers of children’s homes could ‘game’ profit cap

By Jonathan Bunn, Reporter17th December 2024News England

“Exploitative” companies running children’s homes targeted by the Government for making excessive profits will still find a way to “game” the system, MPs have been told. A leading sector figure

Social services had concerns about Sara Sharif’s care within a week of her birth

By Callum Parke, Reporter12th December 2024News England

Concerns were raised about Sara Sharif’s care within a week of her birth in 2013, with her parents known to social services as early as 2010, it can now be

Serious risk of widespread failure in adult social care without action, Government told

By Aine Fox, Reporter11th December 2024News England

Ministers have been accused of either “ignoring or not caring” about serious needs within the adult social care sector despite a risk of “widespread failure” among providers. A stark analysis

We should think about National Care Service outside of ‘institutional architecture’ – Swinney

By Craig Paton, Reporter11th December 2024News Scotland

The proposed National Care Service (NCS) in Scotland should be thought of outside an “institutional architecture,” the country’s First Minister has said, as he urged focus on how it could

Inquest date set seven years after family of five murdered in arson attack

By Pat Hurst, Reporter3rd December 2024News England

A date has been set for the inquest into the deaths of a mother and four of her children, almost seven years on from a deadly arson attack. The blaze

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Tag: Local Authorities

Parents’ mental health now most common factor in children’s social care need

Faster social care reform urged as providers ‘facing impossible choices’

Council apologises after turning away 216 potentially homeless cases

Councils warn of acute pressures on services despite funding boost next year

MPs warned ‘exploitative’ large providers of children’s homes could ‘game’ profit cap

Social services had concerns about Sara Sharif’s care within a week of her birth

Serious risk of widespread failure in adult social care without action, Government told

We should think about National Care Service outside of ‘institutional architecture’ – Swinney

Inquest date set seven years after family of five murdered in arson attack

Early action to prevent care needs escalating ‘could save £11bn in six years’