Report blasts social care oversight arrangements
Current accountability and oversight arrangements for adult social care are ‘ineffective’, according to an official watchdog. A report out today…
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Care workers lose ‘sleep-in’ pay legal battle
The Supreme Court has ruled that social care staff are not entitled to the national minimum wage for every hour they work, including sleep-in…
Lincolnshire criticised for overcharging for care costs
Lincolnshire County Council has agreed to refund some people it charged for short-term residential care, following an investigation. The investigation…
Plymouth facing £500k funding shortfall
Plymouth City Council has warned it will have to find an additional £500k to help support vulnerable children, because of…
Children’s social care market to be probed by CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a study into the lack of placements and soaring costs in children’s…
Rishi Sunak should spend a day in a care worker’s shoes
Carol Thompson, a support worker who has been working in the sector on minimum wage for more than 12 years,…
A new deal for social care
Adult social care has been ‘unfinished business’ for what now seems forever. writes the Local Government Information Unit’s (LGiU) head…
Committee to examine government plans to reform social care
The Health and Social Care Committee has launched an inquiry to examine government plans to reform social care. The Committee…
