County councils in England say long-awaited social care reforms should be delayed due to the sector facing a “perfect storm” of staffing and financial pressures. Reforms to protect against unsustainable
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A teenager with complex needs was in hospital for several months because no place could be found in suitable regulated secure accommodation, judges have been told. The youngster, who is
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A catalogue of failings by a local authority contributed to the death of a vulnerable teenager, a coroner has found. Jade Hutchings (pictured), 18, attempted to take his own life
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The council leadership in two areas where vulnerable children were murdered need to be held to account about their failings, ministers have been told. A cross-party group of MPs has
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Councils are calling on the Prime Minister to honour her promise to put billions into social care as Government plans to scrap the newly introduced National Insurance levy were confirmed.
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Liz Truss has vowed that no-one will be forced to sell their homes to pay for social care. The Prime Minister’s commitment goes further than under Boris Johnson’s social care
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A teenage boy who took his own life was removed from children’s social services caseload just five months before, an inquest as heard. Jade Hutchings (pictured), 18, took his own
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A woman with mental health difficulties has been barred from going online by a judge in a specialist court after council social services staff raised safety concerns. Mr Justice Arbuthnot
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Thousands of beds in shelters and new supported living accommodation in England will be provided as part of a landmark strategy to help the Government meet its manifesto pledge to
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The new prime minister must “turn the page and take a more intelligent approach to social care” amid an “astonishing” level of need which is not being met, groups have
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