Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases BASW England and BASW Cymru join together to respond to the report in an open letter News 24 Jul 2020
Concerns raised on government consultation - Changes to the adoption and children regulations: coronavirus (COVID-19) BASW England comments on open government consultation on whether emergency COVID-linked powers introduced under Statutory Instrument 445 should lapse or be continued after September. News 23 Jul 2020
Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) Implementation Delay Statement from the British Association of Social Workers News 22 Jul 2020
SWU Blog: Almost 900,000 public sector workers to get pay rise, but not social workers Blog by John McGowan, General Secretary of the Social Workers Union (SWU) Blog 22 Jul 2020
Pay uplift for social workers still unclear after public sector pay announcement Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that 900,000 public sector workers are to get an above inflation pay rise. News 21 Jul 2020
BASW Vodcast with new co-editors of the British Journal of Social Work (BJSW) BASW CEO Ruth Allen is joined by Professor Vasilios Loakimidis and Dr. Reima Ana Maglajlic Blog 17 Jul 2020
BASW increases support for social workers overseas in fight against Covid An update on BASW's International Development Fund (IDF) News 17 Jul 2020
SWU Social work campaign hits the airwaves Blog by John McGowan, General Secretary of the Social Workers Union (SWU) Blog 17 Jul 2020
As we start to experience a gradual opening up of lockdown, it is timely to update you on BASW services. An update from BASW Chair, Gerry Nosowska Blog 14 Jul 2020
Social work associations across the world took part in the first ever online general meeting of the International Federation of Social Workers. BASW Chair Gerry Nosowska gives a round-up of the IFSW Global Meeting 11-13 July 2020 Blog 13 Jul 2020