Prime minister confirms plan for Labour to fight next election on plan for social care system free at the point of use ...
Think Ahead announces it will close in August 2027, when final cohort completes two-year programme and DHSC funding ends ...
Andy Burnham says manifesto for election due by 2029 will contain proposals to deliver and fund free social care ...
A third of carers are spending over 100 hours a week caring, while use of services by those they care for has fallen ...
Assessment and safeguarding complaint numbers rose significantly, but ombudsman upheld similar number to previous year ...
Agency decision makers reversed 1,010 decisions to place children for adoption in 2025-26, up 17% on the year before ...
Most social workers would support assisted dying, despite MPs recently rejecting the Terminally Ill Adults bill ...
Black social workers twice as likely to progress through case examination stage as white peers, says Social Work England ...