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Deprivation of liberty: rules helping authorities place children across border in Scotland come into force
Staffing pressures limiting children’s homes’ ability to respond to rising council demand, finds study
Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce
Ethnic minority care workers in more insecure work than white peers, finds watchdog
‘Enthusiastic and motivated’ social workers improving practice at ‘inadequate’ council, finds Ofsted
NHS heavily reliant on inappropriate out-of-area mental healthcare despite target to end it, finds report
Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Over 40% of social work staff have faced abuse from public this year, finds survey
Student bursaries frozen for eighth year as trainee social workers struggle amid cost-of-living crisis
Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Care review proposal that all social workers do 100 hours’ practice a year labelled ‘out of touch’
Council’s failure to add social work capacity means children at risk of harm face delays, Ofsted warns
Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Caseload limits proposed to ease burnout and support effective social work
Council to keep children’s services for now as commissioner rules trust transfer risks ‘further deterioration’
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