The number of joint directors of children's and adult social services has hit a new low, an Association of Directors of ...

Estimated number of AMHPs in England rises from 3,800 to 3,900, amid fall in turnover and vacancy rates, finds report ...

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel sets out action plan to enhance response to neglect, following critical report ...

Disability rights groups criticise government's failure to produce Easy Read versions of Mental Health Act documents ...

Community Care's forthcoming online legal masterclass includes learning for social workers on children's social care law ...

People who sleep rough often have needs that go beyond housing, including trauma, mental ill-health and executive functioning ...

National panel urges safeguarding partnerships to ensure they are notifying it of all cases they are required to report ...

24% of children in care had three or more social workers in 2024-25, down from 27% the previous year, figures show ...

Poll finds social workers divided on government plans to redistribute social work bursary funding to increase uptake ...

Former social worker Phil Holmes takes the helm of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) ...

Poll finds social workers divided on government plans to redistribute social work bursary funding to increase uptake ...

Social workers still struggling with rising needs and admin burden, finds employer standards health check 2026 ...