Social work leaders

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE should set expectation of face-to-face practice for children’s social workers, say directors

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John Pearce, ADCS president, 2023-24

Children, Social work leaders

‘You can’t reform a children’s social care system based on quicksand’

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Decision to shelve LPS ‘unacceptable blow to thousands unlawfully detained’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Scottish services losing experienced social workers, leaving NQSWs without support, warns SASW

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Adults, Social work leaders

Making a success of DoLS in the wake of the Liberty Protection Safeguards delay

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Government drops pledge to invest in new social work training routes

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Home Office age assessment body opposed by BASW starts work

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Deprivation of liberty and the Mental Capacity Act – the way forward

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Suella Braverman

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Practitioners to be mandated to report child sexual abuse

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Readers’ Take: should a single word define the quality of social work services?

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

BASW warns of ‘dilution of social worker role’ as DHSC plans more assessments by non-qualified staff

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Biggest social work union prepares to ballot members on strike action over councils’ £1,925 offer

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

UPDATED: No evidence scheme placing social workers in schools reduces need for social care, says What Works

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Adults, Social work leaders

5% rise in nursing payments to care homes

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Readers’ Take: How well are overseas social workers supported to work in the UK?

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Outstanding’ or ‘inadequate’: should a single word define the quality of social work services?

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