Council bosses whose social services staff were criticised by a High Court judge who ruled that a two-year-old girl should return to the care of her father and be reunited
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A man who was abusive to a social services manager after his son was placed for adoption has been given a suspended jail term. Kaine Hancock was given a six-month
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In July 2015, the University of Birmingham released a report ‘Micro-Enterprises: Small enough to care?’ The report summarised the findings of a two year evaluation of micro-enterprises in social care
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Ofsted has published the findings of a report into Sunderland City Council’s Children’s Services and Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) following an inspection carried out in May this year. The
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Introducing a National Living Wage for council staff and care workers needs to be considered in the wider debate about council funding, as analysis by the Local Government Association reveals
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Nottinghamshire County Council has paid tribute to John Stollery, a 58 year old social worker from North Nottinghamshire, as he was confirmed as a victim of the Tunisian terrorist attack.
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Councils in England face cuts of £3.3 billion in central government funding next year, a new study has found. The Local Government Association warned that councils will have to make
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Care England, the largest representative body for independent social care providers, has published a new report on the state of social care warning of a collapse in the system if
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Hundreds of union activists are set to stage a demonstration in support of homelessness workers who have been on strike for 12 weeks in a pay row. Around 70 Glasgow
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About 800 union activists have held a rally to show support for homelessness workers who have been on strike for 12 weeks in a pay row. The Glasgow City Council
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