Black, male and 40-plus social workers remain disproportionately represented in fitness to practise (FtP) cases, Social Work ...

Despite rising care population, the number of non-kinship foster care households fell for third consecutive year in 2023-24, ...

Social workers believe the Budget will bring cuts and job losses for the sector, a Community Care poll has found. On 30 ...

The bill sets out that in order to administer assisted dying, an “approved substance” must be provided directly, and in ...

Long-awaited legislation to overhaul the “outdated” Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) has been introduced to Parliament. The government said the Mental Health Bill would tackle racial discrimination in ...

It is “impossible” to meaningfully assess the effectiveness of child in need (CIN) plans because of their lack of clear measures of success. That was the warning from Children’s Commissioner for ...

The Social Work Community Podcast speaks to a practitioner who has worked in agency social work and a permanent worker about ...

The overall winners of the 2024 Social Worker of the Year Award, Norfolk council's people from abroad team, pictured with ...

The overall winner’s prize, along with the children’s team gold award, went to Norfolk council’s people from abroad team, a ...

Employers in England have been issued with guidance on implementing recently introduced rules to reduce use of agency staff ...

With the government failing to cover social care for the cost of tax increases, fears will have grown over its fair pay plans ...

Lane outlines how the Mental Health Bill would revise provisions and safeguards around detention and treatment ...