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Age assessments should be led by social workers and draw on a multi-agency approach, where practitioners in health, care, education, and community may contribute.

APPG for social work has launched an inquiry into the experiences of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

BASW update on our key priorities under the banner 'What We Stand For'.

The UK has a moral responsibility to the people affected by the crisis and must do all in its power to provide support and assistance.

Come to BASW’s Annual General Meeting and be part of a movement for a better society.

Social work students continue to suffer the consequences of a system rooted in inequality

SWU is establishing a ‘campaign’ fund for our members to call on to ensure campaigns throughout 2021/22 can be responsive to changing priorities, quick to deliver and high impact.

​​​​​​​Over 65 organisations that promote and protect the rights of children have written to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson.

In the response, the Immigration Minister referred to plans for a National Age Assessment Board (NAAB), a proposal that 50% of respondents to our survey disagreed with.

Four social work students have each won £500 for their entries to SWU's WSWD 2021 Student Essay Assignment Competition, and two additional outstanding entries have been awarded prizes as well.