Change means social workers will no longer be able to practise in Scotland while being regulated elsewhere in UK ...

Prime minister tells BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he would not want to leave office without having brought in a new social care ...

Revised version distinguishes between cases that do and do not appear to meet the new test for deprivation of liberty ...

Bridget Phillipson succeeded as education secretary by Lucy Powell, who will take charge of children's social care ...

Review finds little policy on social work professional development from the Department of Health and Social Care beyond the ...

A care experienced young person talks about how they have been supported to make the transition into adulthood ...

The standards for employers of social workers in England should be strengthened to help boost the provision of practice ...

Social workers cautious about expansion of statutory social care to cover targeted early help, finds Community Care poll ...

Responsibility for social care across 25 areas will be overhauled through the creation of 35 new unitary councils in 2028, ...

Laming's landmark report into brutal murder of eight-year-old laid the basis for extensive children's services reforms ...

Prime minister allocates £340m in extra cash for policy and signals five-year programme to provide homes and support ...

Councils overspent their 2025-26 adult social care budgets by over £700m on back of NHS cuts, report directors ...