Handling of domestic abuse cases where the victim withdraws their support for police or court action requires improvement, inspectors have found. A joint report by two watchdogs looked at 78
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Standards that would force tech giants to make children’s privacy online a primary consideration have been published by the UK’s data regulator. The final Age Appropriate Design Code has been
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Emergency hospital admissions for people with dementia have risen by more than a third in five years, research by a charity shows. More than 379,000 emergency admissions in England for
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The health watchdog has ordered dozens of care and nursing homes to be re-inspected after duplicate comments were found in scores of inspection reports. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said
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Child criminals are being held in “harmful” solitary confinement behind bars, with some let out of their cells for just 15 minutes a day, according to a report. The Chief
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Vulnerable people are struggling to challenge care plans put in place by authorities because most councils no longer offer free legal advice, lawyers have warned. Research by the Law Society
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Moving children into out-of-area placements away from their local authorities has left more children at risk of exploitation, a Labour MP has said. Labour’s Marie Rimmer (St Helens South and
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Tens of thousands of vulnerable people have been left in limbo for over a year while carers applied to strip them of their freedom. The mental health charity Mind says
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Labour has insisted it is “very happy” to be involved in social care reform talks, as the Health Secretary pledged to provide for both older and younger people. Shadow health
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Efforts to tackle the social care crisis are expected to begin by the end of March as Boris Johnson promised “dignity and security” in old age. The issue is being
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