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    Workforce

    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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    Young boy in a hoodie in what appears to be the grounds of a prison looking downcast

    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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    Mother looking at young daughter, who is sitting on her lap, during session with a social worker

    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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