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Union recommends rejection of local government pay offer

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Children

Will the proposed national child protection agency help improve practice in England?

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Podcast: from independent domestic violence advocate to social work – the experience of one practitioner

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Adults, Inform Adults

What are advance decisions and advance statements under the Mental Capacity Act?

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Adults, Social work leaders

Starmer urged to ‘save supported housing’ in face of sector financial ‘crisis’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Regulator consults on dropping requirement for social workers to report gender identity

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Children, Social work leaders

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund opens for applications in 2025-26

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Children, Social work leaders

Government authorises use of synthetic pepper spray in YOIs against Youth Justice Board advice

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Children, Legal, Social work leaders

New private law model substantially improves experiences of children and families, say practitioners

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Adults, Children, Legal, Social work leaders

How the Mental Health Bill has been amended by the House of Lords

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Workforce

Should Social Work England remove CPD requirement for registration renewal?

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Local government pay: employers make ‘full and final’ offer

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Children, Social work leaders

Sector bodies urge Phillipson to reconsider Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund cuts

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Children, Social work leaders

Councils given guide to evidence on mentoring schemes for children in care

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Workforce

‘I have followed my manager to different agencies because of her supportive leadership’

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Children, Early careers, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work ‘needs push’ to embed anti-discriminatory practice, say post-qualifying standards authors

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