Only the amount that individuals directly contribute to their social care costs will count towards the lifetime cap announced as part of key reforms earlier this year, according to Government
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The recent ban on placing vulnerable children in unregulated care settings is acting as a “pressure cooker” amid a serious lack of alternatives, a social services boss has warned. Charlotte
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A two-year-old girl who died weeks into lockdown after suffering a serious brain injury was probably killed by her adoptive father, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Williams
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Record numbers of households are inquiring about becoming foster carers but the proportion that go on to make a formal application is at an all-time low, figures show. The number
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An estimated 2.8 million people with mental health problems across the UK have fallen into council tax debt during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a charity. The Money and Mental
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Mental health support services for children and young people face a “domino effect” due to significant financial challenges facing organisations in the community, a coalition of groups has warned. Ministers
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The trial of a couple accused of murdering a six-year-old boy has been told social services found no safeguarding concerns after being contacted by his grandmother, who had taken photos
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Including services such as adult social care and community justice in the proposed new National Care Service would be a “grave error”, ministers have been warned. The organisation Solace, which
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More than three-quarters of the British public do not have faith in Boris Johnson’s plans to level up society, research suggests. Some 59% of people polled by the charity Hope
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Referrals about vulnerable children made by schools fell by almost a third as coronavirus swept through England and disrupted education, figures show. Referrals from schools to social services fell 31%
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