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    AI could be time-saving for social workers but needs regulation, say sector bodies

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Self-reported disability rate among care leavers double that recorded by councils, finds research

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    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Half of councils given funding to recruit adult social work apprentices

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    Social Work England will not review sample of CPD records following current registration renewal period

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Care proceedings delays reduce but 26-week target still missed in most cases

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Councils given £1,125 each to meet agency social worker data burdens

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    Adults, Social work leaders

    10% drop in section 136 detention numbers linked to policy limiting police response to mental ill-health

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    Adults, Social work leaders

    Watchdog increasingly finding fault with councils on social care assessments and plans

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    Workforce

    Social work apprenticeship to be launched in Scotland

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social Work England: interim chair gets role on substantive basis

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    Workforce

    ‘My first manager taught me the meaning of good supervision’

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Number of fitness to practise cases lasting at least three years doubles

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    Workforce

    The unexpected benefits of working part-time in social work

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Children staying longer in care due to inequalities in kinship carer payments, says report

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    Workforce

    Does the sector need more male social workers?

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Care leavers exempted from local connection requirement to access social housing

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