Social worker Diane Cleasby has been suspended from the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register for one year on grounds of misconduct after putting vulnerable service users at risk
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Concerns are being raised by adult social care directors in England that they may not be able to meet the duties placed on them under the Care Act which comes
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Councils could be forced to make cuts to libraries and bus services to meet the rising demand for social care, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. Spending on social
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A High Court judge has raised concerns about children in care being held in police custody for too long as a result of going missing and being found. Mr Justice
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Social worker David Longe has been struck off the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register for dishonesty constituting misconduct, after using counterfeit immigration documents to secure employment at Thurrock
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Labour has accused Communities Secretary Eric Pickles of breaking his promise to the elderly and failing to stand up for local government. Hilary Benn, his opposite number, said the Tory
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A troubled children’s services department has announced an independent review in to complaints that children were unfairly removed from foster carers. The review will consider allegations that carers were unfairly
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One in four local authorities in England are failing their local communities by ignoring the needs of people with arthritis, a charity has claimed. Arthritis Research UK said 26% of
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The Government has been accused of failing to take action to help the nation’s most vulnerable youngsters. There has been an “alarming reluctance” by the Department for Education (DfE) to
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Many local councils are struggling to offer a good standard of care and protection for their most vulnerable youngsters, inspectors have warned. Children’s social services are still under “intense pressure”
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