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BASW will be giving oral evidence on migrant children and age assessments, as part of the committee's scrutiny of the Nationality and Borders Bill.

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'.

Government must ensure this move is at least the start of meeting the scale and urgency of the crisis facing social care across the UK.

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.

Our response to 'Case for Change' is now available to read and download.

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.

The report does not present a sufficiently detailed historical legal and political summary of child protection policy or practice - nor does it incorporate the intersectional impact of marginalization, economic, social, and health inequalities