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Wales is the first country in the UK to remove profit from both residential and foster care for children.

SASW's response to the Scottish Government's Palliative Care for all strategy consultation

The report presents a stark overview of the increasing challenges within England’s health and social care systems.

A response to a Scottish Government consultation on transitions

BASW responds to the UK Government's proposed changes to Winter Fuel Allowance payments.

BASW is calling on the next UK Government to support the social work sector to ensure continuity of care and support.

Dinner at DGS (Dunbar Grammar School) is an intergenerational dinner club that brings people of all ages together on a weekly basis. This brilliant project, was visited by STV News who described it as "a roaring success".

Director of FosterSupport Jane Collins writes about the nature of trauma and how damaging zero tolerance policies are for children in care and SEND.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children, working with the National Children’s Bureau, are presenting this high-profile event on children’s social care reform. 

Earlier this year, Rebekah Pierre (Social worker and BASW PO) requested her care-files, and was shocked by what they contained. The below open letter is penned as a call to action, and to raise awareness about the importance of kind, caring and accurate case records, as part of National Care Leavers Week 2022.