Michael Gove has said that more struggling children’s services departments in England could be taken over by independent providers. The Education Secretary also said he was considering opening up well

A PAIR of staff members from a Swedish University are in the city this week as part of an ongoing partnership discussing social work. Earlier this year Selwyn Stanley, a

Private companies will begin profiting from the social care system for vulnerable children from today. November 12th sees regulations come into effect which allow the outsourcing of the provision of

Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, outlines plan for a shake-up of social care amid claims the profession is failing to make people take responsibility for their actions Social workers are

The government today announced the 14 ‘pioneer’ areas that have been chosen to spearhead plans to integrate health and social care by 2018. Care services minister Norman Lamb said the

TRIBUTES from family and friends have flooded in for a dedicated social worker and father-of-three who died who died as a result of the abuse of alcohol during a night

One in three authorities has lost its director of children’s services in the past year. Paul Gallagher considers the impact of this rapid turnover Vulnerable children are being put at

A £2m fund for organisations that work with vulnerable young people has opened for applications. The Vulnerable and Disengaged Young People Fund will be administered by the Social Investment Business

A website allowing people to compare local adult social care services has been launched by care and support minister Norman Lamb today. The Adult Social Care Outcomes site brings together