Urban and rural councils have warned that the increase in funding next year announced by the Government will not relieve acute pressures on local services. Changes to the draft local
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“Exploitative” companies running children’s homes targeted by the Government for making excessive profits will still find a way to “game” the system, MPs have been told. A leading sector figure
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Ministers have been accused of either “ignoring or not caring” about serious needs within the adult social care sector despite a risk of “widespread failure” among providers. A stark analysis
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The proposed National Care Service (NCS) in Scotland should be thought of outside an “institutional architecture,” the country’s First Minister has said, as he urged focus on how it could
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Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced the two-child cap on benefits will be scrapped north of the border as she pledged record spending for both the NHS and councils
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Employers who flout visa rules could face lengthy bars from hiring foreign workers, as part of a crackdown on abuse and exploitation. Ministers plan to double the length of time
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Scaling up early interventions to prevent social care needs escalating could save the public purse £11 billion within six years, according to research. But despite a boost in council funding
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Costs of adult social care have become “insurmountable” following the “catastrophic impacts” of the Budget, a leading voice in the sector will tell a conference featuring the care minister. Local
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Private and non-profit social care providers could be faced with increased costs of around £2.8 billion in the next financial year, according to analysis which warns of businesses potentially going
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Bridget Phillipson has said the Government will not “hesitate” to cap profits in children’s social care if firms fail to curb their gains, as another MP warned vulnerable children have
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