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 ...

On 6 November 2024, the Mental Health Bill was introduced in Parliament. The bill contains measures to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) in order to strengthen the voice of the patient and ensure ...

Long-awaited legislation to overhaul the “outdated” Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) has been introduced to Parliament.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

Despite evidence of benefits of face-to-face post-adoption contact for children, it is the exception not the rule, finds ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...