Regulator pledges to take 'proportionate approach' in its assessments while it determines implications of AGNI case ...

Following Supreme Court judgment in the AGNI case, ADASS urges caution on reviewing existing DoLS authorisations ...

Almost three-quarters of social workers said a failure to fund social care adequately was a key challenge, says BASW ...

The Department for Education (DfE) will fund a national rollout of schemes to support children in care and care leavers build and maintain relationships with important people in their lives. It will ...

Review to define knowledge and skills required of staff, recommend improvements to qualifications and suggest career pathways to boost recruitment and retention, but ...

Department of Health and Social Care says it is considering judgment that overturned landmark Cheshire West ruling and will provide guidance for sector shortly, as BASW calls for clarity for social ...

On 2 June 2026, in a landmark legal judgment, the Supreme Court overruled its own decision in P v Cheshire West and Chester ...

Social workers in need of adjustments for neurodivergence or disability struggle to get them or have requests rejected ...

The Supreme Court has overturned the landmark Cheshire West judgment on deprivation of liberty, in a far-reaching ruling ...

Inspectorate says creation of Bradford Children and Families Trust in 2023 marked decisive turning point in improvement ...

A retired social worker reminisces about his first job in the '70s and the qualm that led his team to write to the media ...