Social worker Dorothy Lowe’ Bamidele has been struck off the HCPC Register for using her procurement card for personal purchases whilst working for Oxfordshire County Council. A panel of the
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Kent County Council has confirmed that the axe will fall on twelve of the county’s children’s centres and further twenty see their hours cut. For those that will close, services
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Essex County Council has responded to the media reports concerning the delivery, without the mother’s consent, of a baby by caesarean section and the child’s removal into care of the
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Andrew Lowe, director of social work at Scottish Borders Council, is to retire. Mr Lowe, who suffered a heart attack in March last year, said he has struggled to maintain
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A pregnant woman has had her baby forcibly removed by caesarean section. Essex social services obtained a High Court order for the woman to be sedated and her baby daughter
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Falkirk Council faces a bill of £200,000 after being told to beef up its online security systems by the UK Cabinet Office. Local authorities across the country have been warned
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Councils, the NHS and other public bodies have saved an estimated £1 billion with the loss of 26,600 full-time workers over the last four years, according to a report. But
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The Evening Standard has today reported increasing questions over the role of Lambeth council in the “slaves” case after claims that social workers missed “multiple” opportunities to rescue the youngest
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Birmingham City’s council leader demanded a face-to-face meeting with Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw (pictured) following his comments branding the city a ‘national disgrace’ over its failure to improve child
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Home care staff from Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council have staged a protest outside council offices at proposals to cut back the services. Around 50 staff members gathered outside the council
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