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As a gay man, this month I am celebrating LGBT+ History Month. As a social worker, next month I will celebrate World Social Work Day on 16th March with the common message ‘I am Because We Are’.

Last month BASW added its voice to the call to retain the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift

BASW chair Gerry Nosowska provides an update.

BASW backs the End Child Poverty campaign and encourages members to write to their local MP.

View the vision documents which explore what the 'new normal' will look like for social work

Parliament went into recess yesterday so MPs will have travelled back to their constituencies to spend a week…continuing to do everything virtually!

It was brilliant to hear from so many social workers about how passionate you are about your union.

Not only is discrimination fundamentally wrong, the Equality Act 2010 makes it unlawful. Whilst the Equality Act provides a legal framework that offers protection in employment, a look at the calls we get into BASW’s A&R service shows inequality in the workplace sadly remains a reality

Kerri Prince, BASW UK Public Affairs Lead, provides an update from Westminster

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