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Principal social worker Wioletta Lewandowska celebrates mentor Tricia Pereira for her "unwavering commitment to fairness and ...

Experts will cover issues including the legal framework around adult safeguarding and the link with the Mental Capacity Act ...

Reviews relating to black, Asian or mixed heritage children inconsistently featured voice of the child, finds analysis of ...

Hampshire County Council social workers discuss working for its specialist teams for asylum-seeking children and care leavers ...

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National safeguarding panel leads criticism of DfE's cost-driven decision to stop planned introduction of non-instructed ...

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To address such concerns, the Association of Palliative Care Social Workers (APCSW) – which is neutral on the bill – has ...

Ofsted warns unregistered children's homes likely to be of 'poor quality' with just 8% of those that sought registration ...