Council criticised as man charged for care services he did not want or use
A Walsall man has been given no option but to live in an extra care housing scheme – and pay care charges for a service he neither used nor wanted,
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Failure to fund could jeopardise social care reforms
Essential social care reforms designed to improve the lives of older people, carers, and disabled people could be jeopardised if the Government fails to fund them properly, local government leaders
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Worcestershire parents will pay to place children in care
Controversial plans to charge some parents who put children into care have been rubber-stamped by Worcestershire County Council. The Conservative cabinet agreed the new charging regime after shrugging off calls
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Elderly placed in danger as local authorities accused of ‘rationing care’
Too many elderly people who struggle with simple day-to-day tasks are not getting any help from social care services, a new report has warned. Some older people in England are
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Council expands social work contact centre services
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Social Work contact centre is expanding its services. Following a successful move to introduce a Social Work specialism to the council’s contact centre, the trained call
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‘Serious concerns’ about leadership at South Ayrshire Council
The Accounts Commission said it is seriously concerned about South Ayrshire Council’s lack of progress in addressing long term weaknesses. Its findings are in response to a report from the
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Daniel Pelka case makes children’s social care savings ‘impossible’
Coventry City Council has said it is “impossible” to make savings in its children’s social care budget because of a rise in demand following the death of Daniel Pelka in
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Wolverhampton look to outsource social care services
Some social care services could be outsourced by Wolverhampton City Council as it attempts to save £123 million over the next five years. Proposals will be presented to the council’s
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Inverclyde Council announces Cosla departure
Inverclyde Council has confirmed it’s intention to break away from CoSLA, becoming the latest in a growing number to go it alone. Three other councils have already warned they may
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Leicestershire to cut £25M from social care budget
A budget to tackle a £110 million funding gap by 2018, including £25M from social care, has been agreed by Leicestershire County Council. Including this year’s savings, the council has
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