Social workers

A mum who spent two years in jail earlier than being launched on enchantment is pleading with jails to assist hold prisoners’ youngsters linked with their mother and father.Cheryl, whose title has been modified to guard her id, instructed…

Nurses, academics and social employees have warned they're being pushed near quitting as Jeremy Hunt threatens to carry again austerity in right now's Budget.The Chancellor is plotting cuts to the NHS, faculties and council providers to pay…

When systems designed to catch welfare cheats go wrong, people find themselves trapped between secretive governments and even more opaque private companies.

Young black boys are almost three times as likely to enter the youth justice system than their peers, a damning report reveals. While the number of children in youth custody across all ethnicities fell by 73% from 2010-11 to 2020-21, the…

Workers who left their jobs during the Covid-19 pandemic were more likely to have quit for health reasons if they earned less, research shows tonight. A study by the Learning and Work Institute, seen exclusively by the Mirror, found…

Grandparents could be given cash to help them look after vulnerable children under changes to be announced by ministers. The government today unveils a £200million plan to fix children’s social care in the wake of the shocking deaths of…

Child protection bosses gave a convicted paedophile custody of a girl he then went on to impregnate despite knowing of his criminal record, a sickening report reveals. Victim Ruby (not her real name) was abused for several years by her…