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County lines 'no longer a fringe issue'
Seven and eight year old children are being targeted for county lines, a report has warned.
Published: 11th July 2019
Social worker who engaged in a sexual relationship with care leaver is struck off
A social worker who engaged in a sexual relationship with a vulnerable care leaver has been struck off the HCPC register.
Published: 11th July 2019
Locum social worker who smelt of alcohol at work is struck off
A locum social worker has been struck off the Health and Care Professions Council register after she smelt of alcohol at work.
Published: 9th July 2019
New regulator for social workers from December
The new regulator of the social work profession will take over from the Health and Care Profession Council in December, it has been announced.
Published: 8th July 2019
Equipment in care homes should be based on need, not resources
The provision of equipment in a care home should be the result of residents' needs and not funding restrictions, a report has warned.
Published: 5th July 2019
New PM must publish adult social care green paper says LGA
Council leaders have urged the new prime minister to publish the delayed green paper on adult social care before Parliament goes into recess in September.
Published: 3rd July 2019
LGA warns of children's mental health crisis
Councils are struggling to cope with a surge in cases of children with mental health problems, the Local Government Association has warned.
Published: 2nd July 2019
Social worker who failed to repay £52,000 loan is struck off
A social worker has been struck off the register for dishonesty after borrowing £52,000 from Person A which she did not repay.
Published: 1st July 2019
Delayed transfer of care days attributable to social care fall
The number of delayed transfer of care days has decreased between March and April 2019, the latest figures confirm.
Published: 1st July 2019
Children's services budget up 6.2% for 2019-2020
Children’s services have budgeted £9.1 billion in 2019-20, according to a Local Government Finance Statistical Release.
Published: 28th June 2019
OT who submitted inaccurate report has suspension extended
An occupational therapist suspended from the register for producing an inaccurate and misleading report has had her suspension from the HCPC register extended.
Published: 23rd June 2019
Social workers threaten to leave profession as cuts take their toll
Public sector union UNISON is calling on the government to invest in local government after the toll of cuts on social workers has been revealed.
Published: 20th June 2019
Speedier response to adaptations launched
The Royal College of Occupational therapists has launched a new guide, ‘Adaptations without delay’ in a bid to speed up the process of delivering adaptations to people’s homes.
Published: 18th June 2019
Call for evidence on regulation of children's home workforce
The Department for Education has made a call for evidence about whether the children's home workforce should be regulated.
Published: 11th June 2019
Childline has 16 calls a day about sexuality issues
Sixteen children a day call ChildLine about issues relating to sexuality and gender, the charity has revealed.
Published: 5th June 2019
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Government relationship with Kids Company should not be repeated
Published on 18 November 2015
The government should never again engage in a relationship with a charity as it did with Kids Company, the Public Accounts Committee has warned.
Fitness to Practise Cases: Racist language, inappropriate cuddling and calling a supervisor a “crap manager”
Published on 10 November 2015
A number of cases have come before the HCPC recently including racist remarks, inappropriately cuddling a 12-year-old and breaching professional boundaries and calling a supervisor a "crap manager".