Ten-month-old Finley Boden was placed back in his drug-taking parents’ care just months before they murdered him after a Family Court was told they did not pose an unmanageable risk,
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Hundreds of children in care have been left “isolated” after being moved so far away from their home that they are in a different nation of the UK, Parliament heard.
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A union has said it will support legal action over a data breach which saw the personal details of around 15,000 council employees published online in error. The GMB union
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Children and young people who have suffered sexual or domestic abuse risk not getting the help they need due to a gap in support from local authorities, a charity has
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Momentum for reform social care in England after the sector suffered during the pandemic risks being lost due to Government delays, a new report has warned. Now is a “pivotal
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The social care minister has said she wants to see workers in the sector rewarded as she was questioned about the decision to halve previously promised workforce funding. Helen Whately
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The care sector is facing a workforce shortage that is “getting worse”, a Lib Dem MP has warned, as she called for a “coherent strategy” on recruitment and retention. Helen
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Scottish council workers have threatened to walk out in their battle for higher wages after they rejected a pay deal. Unison said on Wednesday 87% of its local authority workers
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Efforts must be made to stop children being placed in care far from their local communities, a charity has urged after data suggested many are ending up miles away. Children
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Better housing options, tackling low staff pay and making care more affordable are issues raised in a new road map for the future of social care as a sector leader
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