Government to tackle ‘excessive profits’ in children’s social care

Government plans to ‘crack down’ of children’s social care providers making excessive profits, as part of package of reforms planned for the market. It will...

‘Swathes’ of social care provision in Scotland could be lost

Additional pressures on social care providers created by the Autumn Budget are ‘unworkable in the current climate’, Scottish Care has said. A survey by the...

Care providers urged to back NI exemption petition

Campaigners are calling for social care providers to be exempt from the National Insurance (NI) contribution rise. They argue the survival of social care services,...

Children in care numbers dip slightly

The number of children looked after by local authorities in England has dipped very slightly. Figures released by government show in the year ending 31...

Care leaders fear tax rises will lead to ‘cascade of contract surrenders’

More than 100 care sector leaders have signed a letter to the chancellor of the exchequer warning her of the potentially damaging impacts from...

Children in care disconnected from local area, report finds

Councils have warned ‘far too many’ children are being disconnected from their local community due to a lack of available care and placements nearby. Growing...

Young care workers ‘disillusioned’ by their experiences, research finds

Young people leave the adult social care sector because they feel unsupported and experience ‘toxic work cultures’, research published by The King’s Fund has...

Councils call for ‘forgotten’ group not to be overlooked

Two-thirds of social care commissioning budgets are spent on working age and disabled adults, analysis reveals, as councils call for this ‘forgotten’ group not...

CEOs of specialist care services call for action over Budget

Chief executives of specialist care sector providers have signed an open letter to chancellor Rachel Reeves MP calling for urgent action to mitigate the...

Abbeyfield Living Society praised for complaints handling culture

Abbeyfield Living Society (ALS) has been identified by the Housing Ombudsman Service as having a positive complaint handling culture. The charity alongside Pine Ridge Housing...