Unable to ignore the calls for action, the Chancellor came to the House of Commons today with an announcement on measures the Government were going to take in light of the growing pressure on households
BASW briefed MPs ahead of the debate, expressing our concerns that the lack of Government-run matching scheme will result in safeguarding risks due to a lack of rigorous checks on the host.
Last week countries met at the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) two-yearly General Meeting, with BASW representing the UK. Our chair Gerry Nosowska shares some highlights.
Turkey is engaging in the same behaviour as the Russian state's brutal invasion of Ukraine, and we again urge President Erdogan and the Turkish government to return to the negotiating table to find a peaceful solution.
Parliamentarians along with Future Social Care Coalition core members and partners will call for a fair deal for social care at this high-level roundtable on 6th June 2022.
On 21st June 2022 the Working Group on Equal Protection of Children Against Assault will share their views in Parliament and discuss banning corporal punishment of children in England.