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Child in need cases opened up to non-social work staff despite risk concerns

Community Care

JANUARY 14, 2024

Child protection enquiries and casework will remain ring-fenced for social workers. The move is designed to provide local authorities with more flexibility in how they support families and also reflects the Children Act 1989, which does not stipulate that social workers should hold child in need cases under section 17.

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Disability Consultation Social Worker Youth Worker

No funded social care commitments in Labour manifesto

Community Care

JUNE 14, 2024

While the party said it would introduce a fair pay agreement for adult social care workers and indicated it would implement the current government’s adult social care charging reforms, it did not allocate any resources to either, prompting criticism that the policies would trigger cuts elsewhere.

Government

Government Hospital Discharges Mental Health Youth Worker

Social Work Update

Child in need cases opened up to non-social work staff despite risk concerns

No funded social care commitments in Labour manifesto

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