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There’s no ‘honour’ in child abuse – Shafilea Ahmed verdict

BASW: Witchcraft abuse action plan positive, but must be backed by more training for social workers

Admonishment for leaving eight-year-old child

Winterbourne View SCR: Put social workers at the heart of care for adults with learning disabilities

BASW: Without regulation, Code of Conduct for care staff risks being “paper tiger”

BASW critical of government plan for two chief social workers instead of one

Resource implications cannot be ignored after MPs express safeguarding fears for older children

Rise in children coming into care amid cutbacks puts increased pressure on social workers, Lords told

Winterbourne View highlights dangers of an ‘out of sight, out of mind’ culture

Corporate parenting should be a job for life