Insights

The six principles of safeguarding – Empowerment, Prevention, Proportionality, Protection, Partnership, and Accountability – are more than just a checklist. They’re the ethical backbone of adult safeguarding practice, especially under the Care Act 2014 and the Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) framework.

When you’re managing pressure from every direction – tight budgets, growing backlogs, and ever-changing regulatory demands – it’s only natural to ask tough questions before bringing in external support.

It ensures that those eligible receive fully funded care, covering everything from residential care to complex medical support. However, for local authorities and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), navigating the assessment and appeals process can be a resource-intensive and complex challenge.

If you’re up to date with current affairs in social work, you’ll be familiar with the debate around unregulated placements. In 2021 the government announced it would become illegal for children under 16 to be placed in unregulated children’s homes or supported living placements.

Tara Clayton has spent the last decade working with clients in the social care sector. 

In a candidate-short sector like social care, employers are realising they need to become more focused on the experience of their employees, and the impact it can have on their retention figures.  

Most children’s social workers will eventually have to present a case for adoption to the agency decision maker. In my experience it’s something that people can find challenging, and even daunting at times.

We’ve been working with a particular local authority since senior managers recognised high caseloads had been leading to unavoidable drift and delay. Equinox was asked to provide a specialist court team in summer 2021.

Equinox was founded in direct response to the challenges our clients face.

The social care workforce is made up of highly skilled, responsible individuals who are serious about their careers, and committed to the people they support.