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Judge labels woman ‘disgraceful’ after lying to social worker in adoption case

By Brian Farmer15th February 2018News England

A woman who wanted a new partner to adopt her 11-year-old son and dishonestly told a social worker that she did not know who the boy’s father was has been

Portrait Of Care exhibition to showcase reflections from frontline social services

By Iain MacDonald14th February 2018News Scotland

The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (Iriss) will host A Portrait of Care, a four-day interactive public exhibition that will showcase stories and reflections of the frontline social

Judge condemns independent social worker who assessed children taken to Syria by mother

By Brian Farmer13th February 2018News England

An independent social worker – who assessed four children whose mother was jailed after taking them to the Syrian border – has come under fire from a High Court judge

Mother faces life sentence for murder of baby girl two hours after care workers left

By Pat Hurst13th February 2018News England

A mother is facing a life sentence for murder after battering to death her “helpless and vulnerable” baby daughter two hours after social services care workers left her home alone

Judge’s criticisms over senior social worker anonymity appeal revealed

By Brian Farmer12th February 2018News England

A family court judge’s criticisms of a social worker who won a fight to remain anonymous have emerged in a ruling published on a legal website. Judge Gavyn Arthur had

Consultation: Social Work England – Consultation on secondary legislative framework

By Iain MacDonald8th February 2018Reports & Resources

Social Work England will be the new professional regulator for social workers in England. It will undertake core regulatory functions including: Setting standards Holding the professional register Approving initial education

Report: The Role Of The Social Worker In Adoption – Ethics And Human Rights – An Enquiry

By Iain MacDonald19th January 2018Reports & Resources

Adoption has been a particularly politicised and contentious area of public policy in recent years in the UK, perhaps most particularly in England. Political and ideological perspectives on adoption drive

Judge issues warning for social workers at odds with sick children’s parents

By Brian Farmer17th January 2018News England

Council social services bosses must think long and hard before trying to take severely-disabled children from the care of their parents, the most senior family court judge in England and

Councils warn on social work funding as child referrals hit one every 49 seconds

By Alison Kershaw12th January 2018News England

Hundreds of thousands of youngsters were referred to children’s services last year – the equivalent of one every 49 seconds, town hall chiefs have warned. Social workers are working hard

Mother’s anger after coroner finds Army failures contributed to Jaysley’s death

Thirty councils in severe financial distress granted support to protect services

More than half of councils face insolvency over special needs spending – survey

Man with Down’s syndrome died after care worker ‘landed on him’ in swimming pool