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Kerri Prince, BASW UK’s Public and Political Affairs Lead, updates members on key announcements from the recent UK Conservative party conference.

BASW England and SASW recently wrote to the UK Chancellor urging him to deliver a ‘fair and reasonable’ increase in the non-taxable mileage allowance rate for social workers and social care staff.

The delay ignores everyday crisis situations that face many of the most vulnerable people and their families.

This development highlights the alarming consequences of government policy on austerity

Shock and much sadness following tragic loss of social worker Sarah Fensom

BASW UK has expressed concern about the impact of repeated absence of children from school as statistics from the Department for Education (DfE)

A recent UK Government cabinet ‘mini reshuffle’ has led to David Johnston MP being appointed as the fifth Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing in only two years.

BASW has joined with 30 health and social care organisations from across the UK to call for an Essentials Guarantee to address the serious risks the cost-of-living crisis is posing to people’s mental and physical health.

BASW Chair and CEO write to the Times and the Guardian following the the horrific failings at the Countess of Chester Hospital and the vital role of local multiagency safeguarding.

SCIE has been commissioned by the Department of Health and Social Care to develop ‘training resources to improve Care Act compliance’.