Recent findings from the Social Workers Union members’ survey highlight that the social work system faces collapse as they expect a massive increase in referrals to social services as lockdown continues to ease
BASW welcomes the announcement from the Westminster government today that the part-privatised probation service in England and Wales would be fully ‘renationalised’ after research and experience on the ground showed spectacular failures.
Official figures released this week by the Office for National Statistics showed the deaths of ten social workers, and an additional two social services managers, involved Covid-19 between 9 March and 20 April.