The police regulator is to publish more data in an easily understood format online, in an effort to make its assessments more relevant to ordinary people.
Adult care budgets are set to be slashed as councils strive to safeguard children’s social services in the wake of recent high-profile child protection failures, public spending experts have warned.
Talks aimed at building a consensus on adult social care reform are back on the table after all three main parties signalled they would attend a meeting convened by the charity Age Concern...
Only one in ten councils is making preparations for the soaring costs of providing services for an ageing population, according to the Audit Commission
Government plans to provide free care at home for those most in need have come under renewed fire as the care watchdog published its first survey of services across the country
Millions of pounds of funding for improving care for people with dementia is probably not being spent on relevant services, the National Audit Office has warned
After years in the political backwaters, social care has been propelled to the policy front line. But commentators are divided on whether this can result in real reform so near an election
Deputy Prime Minister Harriet Harman has vowed to fight discrimination against elderly people, promising new rights for carers and extra obligations on public services
Social care services in Wales have shown consistent improvement over the past ten years, but this could turn to decline as the sector faces new problems
It’s supposed to be lighter touch but it is certainly tougher. The Audit Commission’s first area assessments were revealed this week – and put up on the Oneplace website for everyone to see. David...
Southwark council has called for an urgent parliamentary review of the Care Quality Commission after the watchdog said the authority needed extra support for adult social services
Councils have warned that the exodus of children’s social workers after the Baby Peter scandal has put some of the most vulnerable people in society at risk
Robotic pets that double as fire, gas and flood alarms could form part of the next generation of measures used by councils to care for elderly people in their own homes
A forgotten army of grandparent carers are living ‘below the poverty line and struggling to cope’, according to a report by the charity Grandparents Plus
Support services for vulnerable people managed by housing associations and other providers might be at risk because of funding changes, the Audit Commission has concluded