Seven per cent annual leap in England also due to workers delaying retirement or job change to support famliies, says DfE
Children wait too long for assessments and MASH decisions are 'over-optimistic and lack professional curiosity' finds report...
One in ten children in care and 10,000 young care leavers have unresolved immigration issues, study finds
Care leavers demand law change to tackle discrimination and improve support
Parent advocacy groups call for shift to therapeutic support
Regulator says it's 'moving beyond conversations to achieve real, tangible' change...
Millions going with needs unmet say campaigners
In a career spanning 50 years, including ten years as a director of social services, BASW member Brian Parrott offers the long view
Campaigners call for action to help communities ‘bounce back’ from impact of pandemic on social networks
