Tag Archives | children’s social care policy

The Houses of Parliament in London

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

MPs back plan to regulate agency staff use in children’s services

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Social worker talking to father and upset daughter

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Safeguarding reforms at risk from shortage of home education staff, warns ADCS head

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Post-it notes on a wall with the word 'workload' in the foreground

Children, Workforce

Guidance on admin support for social workers being developed by workload action group

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The Houses of Parliament in London

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill explained

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Image of Isabelle Trowler, the chief social worker for children and families

Children, Social work leaders

‘Families first for children’ model to be rolled out to all councils, says chief social worker

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DfE plans will curb profiteering but not without cutting care placement supply, say social workers

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Agency social work rules to be ‘strengthened’ and extended to other staff

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Children, Social work leaders

Government to create new type of accommodation for children at risk of deprivation of liberty

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Bridget Phillipson standing in front of a union fla

Children, Social work leaders

‘Crackdown on excessive profits’ pledged as government unveils children’s social care reforms

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The words Foster Care concept and theme written in vintage wooden letterpress type on a grunge background.

Children, Social work leaders

10% drop in mainstream foster care household numbers since 2021

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s social care reform delay will prolong ‘crisis’ and increase costs, charities warn

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Happy grandmother hugging her grandson

Children, Social work leaders

Budget includes £44m for kinship and foster care

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Janet Daby

Children, Social work leaders

Government confirms backing for family help model initiated by Conservatives

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Social worker with kinship carer or adoptive parent and child

Children, Social work leaders

Children staying longer in care due to inequalities in kinship carer payments, says report

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Post-it notes on a wall with the word 'workload' in the foreground

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Project to cut social work workloads to continue under Labour government

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Regions seeking to develop joint agreement on employing agency social workers

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