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BASW England welcomes the acknowledgement of market failure in children’s welfare provision.

The Government must engage in a full stakeholder consultation and an equality and impact assessment on all the routes into social work.

The JTAI was published on 21 February 2022

The 'scoping review' document is more necessary than ever to help guide busy social workers to instigate both individual and societal change.

The role of social workers as the main registered social care profession within integrated systems must be heard and represented within any new structures.

SWU, BASW Advice and Representation Service and BASW England want to hear your views on amendments proposed by Social Work England to rules on electronic communication and remote hearings.

Social workers are encouraged to apply

BASW England has been strongly encouraging members to share their views - and we've also put together our own submission, which you can read here.

We spoke to Sky News, Channel 4 News and BBC Look North about Star Hobson's murder and the pressures on frontline social workers.

The Review has been called a "once in a generation" opportunity to shape the future of children's social care.