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Social workers gather for BASW rally: video highlights

Friday 13 November 2009 05:52
Rally grab

Politicians from the three major parties joined social workers and service users at a rally in London in defence of the social work profession this week.

The ‘Social Workers – taking our profession back’ rally, held on 12 November, is part of BASW's campaign to promote a college of social work, to provide a representative voice for the profession.

 

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Moira Gibb, chair of the Social Work Task Force

Tim Loughton, shadow children’s minister

Lynne Featherstone, Lib Dem

Prof Peter Beresford, chair of Shaping Our Lives

 

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