Rules designed to help siblings in care stay together have come into force. An amendment to the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 and Looked After Children (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 will
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A woman has claimed that her mother-in-law’s treatment in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic was “tantamount to torture”, and that they were not told of her worsening condition.
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Author Kate Mosse has said the lack of action on social care has partly been driven by the shortage of women involved in the Government’s decision-making process. The Labyrinth author,
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A High Court judge has raised concern about a shortage of secure accommodation for troubled children after being told a teenage boy is in a “grave” situation. Mr Justice Cobb
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Downing Street has not denied that National Insurance contributions could be increased to fund a new social care plan, in a move that would break a Conservative manifesto pledge. Boris
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Council social services bosses must find alternative accommodation for a 12-year-old boy who has behavioural difficulties and has been “inappropriately placed” on a hospital ward, a High Court judge says.
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Almost 75,000 disabled and older people and carers are waiting for help with their care and support as social services struggle to cope with an avalanche of needs arising from
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Local councils across the UK are facing a £3 billion budget deficit as a result of the pandemic, according to an investigation by the BBC. The broadcaster’s Shared Data Unit
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The Government could require councils to look after more child migrants who arrive on Britain’s shores unaccompanied if they do not step forward to do more voluntarily. Children’s Minister Vicky
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Proposals for a more integrated healthcare system have been welcomed, but concerns were raised about politicians having more control over the running of the NHS. The Health and Care Bill
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