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Fitness to practise delays set to rise further due to Social Work England budget pressures

Community Care

Also, it is expecting its Department for Education (DfE) funding for 2024-25 to be insufficient to prevent increases in how long social workers spend waiting for their case to be heard. The news prompted warnings from the Social Workers Union about the mental toll on practitioners of being subject to lengthy FTP processes.

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Hunt announces two-year care cap delay to help councils deliver 200,000 extra care packages

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As widely trailed , Hunt used his autumn statement today to announce a two-year delay to the adult social care charging reforms, including the £86,000 cap on care costs, which are now due to come into force in October 2025, beyond the next election.

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Decision to shelve LPS ‘unacceptable blow to thousands unlawfully detained’

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That was the damning verdict of the country’s leading advocacy providers, VoiceAbility, after the government announced last week that it would not implement the LPS this side of the next general election, which will take place before the end of 2024. ”

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News Items – March 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Social Work Month is a time to not only honor the past achievements and successes in the field but also to serve as a call to action for the work ahead of us still left to do. The battle over abortion access could return to the ballot box in four states as the 2024 elections loom Insider Unlike Florida, Ohio has already passed a 6-week ban.

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News Items – March 2, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Social Work Month is a time to not only honor the past achievements and successes in the field but also to serve as a call to action for the work ahead of us still left to do. The battle over abortion access could return to the ballot box in four states as the 2024 elections loom Insider Unlike Florida, Ohio has already passed a 6-week ban.