A county council has been fined £60,000 after sensitive files about children were left in a cabinet sent to a second-hand shop as part of an office move. The Information
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A “massive funding deficit” has put local councils at risk of breaching legal duties they owe to vulnerable people who could be deprived of their liberty, the High Court has
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The average pay of public sector workers is falling following years of wage restraint coupled with rising inflation, a new report reveals. The Resolution Foundation forecast that average real pay
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Britain’s top civil servant has been asked to investigate the so-called sweetheart deal for Surrey County Council to deal with its social care funding shortage. Labour claims the Tory authority,
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A family court judge has warned of the damage drugs can do after ruling that four children whose mother was an addict by the time she turned 20 must go
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Ministers and their advisers gave an “extraordinary level of access” to a Conservative council to resolve funding concerns, MPs have heard. Tory MP Jonathan Lord (Woking) suggested that Communities Secretary
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Health and social care services in Orkney are delivering good outcomes for many older people, but improvements are also needed in some key areas. That is the view of inspectors
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A man who was accused of sexual abuse and prevented from seeing his children for two years has been compensated by a council following family court litigation. The man complained
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A High Court judge has asked a council boss for an explanation after complaining of “lackadaisical” efforts by social workers. Mr Justice MacDonald said social services staff at Cheshire East
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Social workers moved a vulnerable Essex teenager from her aunt and uncle’s care without any warning, the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) has said. The teenager had been living with her
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