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

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

What has happened to standardised Covid-19 Testing for social workers in England? BASW's Liz Howard asks the question and urges social workers to do the same.

BASW continues to campaign for safe access to care homes for social workers and families.

In this blog, I wish to focus not on the appointment process, or the chair himself - rather, on the hundreds of thousands of care experienced people this review will impact, many of whom will remain forever anonymous and unknown to us. 

In order to help prepare BASW’s response, we have collated the quantitative questions from the Government’s consultation.

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

BASW England and BASW Cymru have backed an amendment to the Bill that would mean public authorities would have a statutory duty to commission support in the community for all victims of domestic abuse, including children.

Join us and thousands of others by participating in Race Equality Week and taking meaningful action towards tackling the barriers to race equality.

The recent ONS figures highlight how much risk social workers are facing during the pandemic.