Community Care
MAY 2, 2024
The next government should take forward reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) and implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) in its first 100 days in office, the incoming Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) president has said. Labour has said it will take forward the reform, if elected.
Community Care
JANUARY 28, 2022
The government should be responsible for ensuring there are enough secure placements for looked-after children to address the current shortage, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Meanwhile, the government has provided £259m , from 2022-25, to increase the capacity of open and secure children’s homes.
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Community Care
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
The government must invest in specialist placements to reform a care system not working for vulnerable teenagers and protect them from exploitation. Speak to youth workers in our towns, and cities and they will tell you their own horror stories,” she said. “Of Horror stories’. A care system not working for teenagers.
Community Care
JANUARY 14, 2024
Case for opening up child in need role In its consultation on the plans, the DfE suggested this would enable staff already working with families – including family support workers, drug and alcohol practitioners, domestic abuse workers and youth workers – to take on the lead practitioner role.
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.
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