Interesting piece on why social work regulation is being transferred to the Health Professions Council on the HPC Watchdog blog. Here's an excerpt:

"...While it is not clear how social workers, psychotherapists and care workers relate to each other as subjects for HPC regulation (let alone how they relate to paramedics, physiotherapists, and biomedical scientists), it is clear that the HPC is keen to pursue its expansion as planned, and to reduce the differences amongst practitioners to maximise economies of scale. The new government has apparently been convinced by the argument, although this cannot be without problems within its ranks."

http://hpcwatchdog.blogspot.com

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/2010/08/its-not-clear-how-social-worke.html