Yvette Cooper announces urgent national review on grooming gangs Officials say review is not national inquiry ministers have been pressed for after series of X posts by Elon Musk The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025
Faster social care reform urged as providers ‘facing impossible choices’ Care England said the status quo is no longer an option in social care. The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025
The care taskforce needs boldness, not buzzwords Letters: Wes Streeting is wrong to frame social care as a burden on the NHS , writes Dr Melanie Henwood. Plus letters from Dr Marion Witton and Mike Smith The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025
The Guardian view on social care: there can be no more excuses for inaction Lady Casey must not allow the review she is leading to become another means of deferring change The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2025
Labour had plenty of time to ponder social care. Now it has a chance to deliver Keir Starmer’s government can’t leave the urgent question of how social care will be funded to yet another commission The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2025
Cross-party talks on adult social care reform in England to start next month Wes Streeting hit back at claims that Casey commission would take too long to act, saying ‘it’s reporting next year’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025
People should be protected from catastrophic costs of upfront care – Streeting The Health Secretary said ‘we’re determined to grip the crisis in social care’. The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025
Wes Streeting defends pace of plans for adult social care reform – as it happened Health secretary says initial reports from commission led by Louise Casey will come next year The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025
Fixing England’s social care will be biggest challenge yet for Louise Casey Troubleshooter for four previous prime ministers is charged with saving adult social care sector The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025
Britain has a social care crisis. Here’s how Labour plans to fix it Our National Care Service will meet the urgent needs of our generation – just as the NHS did when it was created in 1948, says health secretary Wes Streeting The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025
Ministers plan biggest shake-up of adult social care in England for decades But final report on reforms would not emerge until 2028, which health leaders say is kicking crisis ‘into the long grass’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025
Health secretary Wes Streeting defends delay in social care reforms Health secretary Wes Streeting’s move ‘long overdue’ but will not substantially benefit older people for up to another decade as he is warned the sector is ‘on its last legs’ The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025
Proposals for long-term social care funding and reform expected by 2028 The first steps to creating a National Care Service for England have been outlined by the Government. The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025
Calls for 'urgent action' as reforms of 'crumbling' social care sector delayed until 2028 The first steps to creating a National Care Service for England have been outlined by the Government. Evening Standard · Jan 3, 2025
The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025 ‘Urgent action’ needed to save ‘crumbling’ social care sector, charities warn It comes as ministers announced the first steps to creating a National Care Service, with an independent commission expected to begin in the spring.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024 Met apologises to black community leader detained by officer who has faced three misconduct proceedings Exclusive: Jason Matthews alleges Connor Jones used unnecessary force on him and pushed him to the ground
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024 Armed police have a dangerous job, but that doesn’t mean they should be less accountable The home secretary mustn’t let herself be held to ransom over the Chris Kaba case. Officers need her support, but so do the public and grieving families, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2024 Met Police failing to manage sex offenders after scandals including Sarah Everard murder, report finds Inspectors found one high-risk sex offender had not been checked on since 2017 and the force took no further action in six in 10 indecent imagery investigations
Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2024 Met officer who slept with suicidal woman in her home facing second misconduct panel PC Philip Hunter was able to retire and work as a London black cab driver
The Guardian - UK · Jul 6, 2024 ‘It’s like watching a TV drama’: what happens when police go rogue – and get caught? At the Metropolitan police misconduct hearings officers face charges of drunkenness, racism and improper sexual relations. Can the force ever clean up its act?
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 Met police accused of failing to address toxic culture in firearms unit Action has been taken in only a tiny percentage of internal misconduct claims against officers since review by peer Louise Casey
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024 How many more women will die as UK police forces ignore sex offenders in their ranks? Lady Angiolini’s report into the murder of Sarah Everard by a Met officer has called for a significant overhaul. But we’ve been here before
The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2024 Black police officers’ group calls for ethnic minorities to boycott joining Met Move comes in protest at ‘racist and vexatious’ misconduct investigation into a leading officer
The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2024 The week in audio: Fixing Britain With Louise Casey; Self Help; Pet Classics; Colin Murray – review The inspiring crossbench peer works her way through some of the UK’s biggest problems, while performance artist Scottee takes a close-to-home look at mental health
The Guardian - UK · Jan 5, 2024 Head of Britain’s police chiefs says force ‘institutionally racist’ Exclusive: Gavin Stephens becomes most senior serving officer to accept discrimination in policing operates at a ‘fundamental level’