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Social worker awarded damages of £58k from council and professional regulatory body Social Work England
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Social worker given caution notice by regulator after sending confidential documents to personal email
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Social worker struck off for falsifying time sheets
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Social worker suspended for 12 months for copying and pasting Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards forms
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Social worker wins harassment claim against council and professional regulatory body Social Work England
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Social worker wins right to use documents for ECHR claim over judicial criticism
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Social workers association calls again for abolition of National Age Assessment Board
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Social workers body calls for end of deprivation of liberty orders for children not in “safe and secure” therapeutic care
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Social workers body discourages members from taking up age assessment role at Home Office body, alleging risk of “political priorities intruding on professional objectivity”
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Social workers body expresses concern at possible breaches of confidentiality in reporting of family courts
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Social workers body expresses opposition to Liberty Protection Safeguards delays
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Social workers group warns of “ongoing uncertainty” after Liberty Protection Safeguards delay
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Social workers identifying “more complex” types of demand within children’s social care services
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Soho Society fails in legal challenge to grant of licence for gin distillery
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Solar farm company owing £655m to council enters administration
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Solicitor appointed permanent chief executive at district council
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Solicitor becomes interim chief executive at North West council after predecessor departs following controversial tweet
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Solicitors charity offers new ‘reverse mentoring’ toolkit to legal employers
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