Care minister Stephen Kinnock says introduction of LPS 'under review' but he is not entirely persuaded that it would achieve ...

Following a rise in covert recordings of social workers in child protection cases, we asked practitioners whether parents ...

Louise Casey's audit of group-based child sexual exploitation highlights 'mismatch' between case numbers recorded by police ...

Practitioner turnover greater among younger than older children in care and among those on section 20 agreements, show DfE ...

Singeta Kalhan-Gregory will be employed by BASW Cymru to help improve social work practice with minority ethnic communities ...

Chief social work adviser role will be put on statutory footing as part of creation of National Social Work Agency within ...

Payments equivalent to national minimum fostering allowance would be given to carers with, or applying for, court orders to ...

Extra for adult social care in spending review dependent on large council tax hikes, and leaves little for reform or pay, say ...

UNISON says threat of strike action forced COSLA to make revised offer of 4% pay rise in 2025-26 followed by 3.5% increase in ...

Hampshire County Council launched its Return to Social Work programme in 2024 to help qualified practitioners get back into ...

BASW Social Work Journalism Awards winners include care experienced BBC reporter Ashley John-Baptiste and child abuse expert ...