Budget underspend enables Social Work England to boost hearings numbers, but more social workers are waiting at least three years for cases to conclude ...

Being a social worker is no easy feat. Practitioners face a mountain of challenges: limited resources, high caseloads, increasingly complex needs, staff shortages and pay increases that have been ...

Large swathes of care market at risk of collapse due to national insurance and minimum wage rises without more government ...

Long-awaited legislation to overhaul the “outdated” Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) has been introduced to Parliament.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

Policy designed to fill 'gap in provision' for children with complex needs subject to deprviation of liberty orders ...

Government says it wants agency social work rules put into law in move described as 'reckless' by recruitment leaders ...

Major providers will have to share financial information with government to tackle 'profiteering' in children's social care ...

Local authorities will be able to raise core council tax by 3% and the adult social care precept by 2% in 2025-26 without ...

Social Work England urges those yet to complete social work registration process to do so "now", with rates lagging behind 2023 levels ...

A former child in care celebrates her social worker, who she credits with supporting her throughout her journey in care ...

The Social Work Community Podcast has launched a new mini-series, where a panel of experts answer your social work careers ...

On the day before the Budget, I held a round table with social care leaders on the government’s ambition for a ‘fair pay agreement’ to raise care worker pay. This would involve creating a negotiating ...