Two reviews into the murders of a woman and her two-year-old daughter have criticised the actions of Essex Police and social workers. David Oakes shot Christine Chambers, 38, and daughter

Local government will continue to be restricted unless it allows women to contribute effectively, a senior policy thinker has warned. Female council workers are currently being pigeonholed into what are

A shameful catalogue of failings at a Blackpool care home were today laid bare in a shocking report. Government inspectors visited the Abbeydale Nursing Home, in South Shore, as patients

Vulnerable older people are apparently being billed for their care up to six months late because social services is so far behind on its paperwork. Residents in care homes, sheltered

THE vital work of children’s centres is being overhauled to try to reduce the number of children being taken into care. North Somerset Council wants to provide more support to

As the summer holiday stretches family budgets even further, new research shows the cost of raising a child. Summer can be an expensive time of year if you have school

The number of safeguard applications to deprive people of their liberty has risen for the third year running new figures show. Nearly 12,000 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications were

Bupa today made a further step into the care village sector by acquiring Richmond Care Villages. Richmond currently owns and operates five care villages in England which are home to

A FORMAL consultation which began on Monday could see 4,800 people across Cornwall paying more to receive adult care from the county council. The authority is re-evaluating what people pay

A CARER who stole £7,000 from an elderly couple with learning difficulties will only have to pay back £500. Lesley Carter, 27, stole money from the bank accounts of Richard