Tim Spencer-Lane explains how the Mental Health Act 2025 reforms the law on detaining people with mental health needs ...

DHSC statistics will track how long it takes councils to respond to a request for support, and to provide a service ...

Unions have lodged a claim for a "significant pay rise" for local government staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Employment Rights Act 2025 becomes law paving way for negotiation of fair pay agreements for adult social care staff ...

Funding will expand use of Child House model, under which child sexual abuse victims receive package of support ...

With the Mental Health Act 2025 having become law, find out what it means at Community Care's Mental Health Masterclass ...

Tearing up differs from becoming completely overwhelmed. I am glad I was able to hold myself together. Had I become too upset, my emotions could have shifted attention onto me. Worse, Shelby or Helen ...

A social worker has been elected to lead UNISON. Andrea Egan defeated incumbent Christina McAnea to become general secretary ...

Care leavers will be given given free prescriptions, dental care and eyecare up to age 25 under government reforms ...

North Lincolnshire Council's children and families service is committed to working collaboratively with families through its One Family Approach practice model - an approach that uses co-production to ...

Watch a short video of June, Jamie and Cyra about their lives as social workers in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council Have you ever wondered what is like to live and work near the beach ...