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 ...

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

Long-awaited legislation to overhaul the “outdated” Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) has been introduced to Parliament.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 ...

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

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

The number of social work students registered in Scotland has fallen for a second consecutive year, with student poverty cited as a factor. Student numbers fell by 2.7% in 2023-24, from 1,998 to 1,944 ...

Children’s social care case numbers in England fell last year, official figures have shown. Councils received fewer referrals and carried out fewer assessments in 2023-24 compared with 2022-23, ...

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

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 ...

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