Social workers gather for BASW rally: video highlights

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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Tim Chittleburgh, chair of BASW

Benni Jo Tyler, youth worker and care leaver

Hilton Dawson, chief executive of BASW

Baroness Delyth Morgan, minister for children, young people and families

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