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BASW tells Pickles to stop bullying the poor
Commenting on plans to be unveiled tomorrow by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles that all 152 top-level councils in England will be incentivised to send in “trouble-shooters” to deal with problem families, Nushra Mansuri, professional officer, British Association of Social Workers, said: "Is the government saying that being poor is a crime?"
10th June 2012
Rise in neglect reports to NSPCC – impact of the recession cannot be ignored
New figures released by the NSPCC show that reports of neglect to its helpline have doubled over the last two years to reach record levels.
10th June 2012
Cafcass research – “increasing demand must be matched by resources”
Commenting on new research from Cafcass that claims that local authorities are acting more quickly to process care applications.
25th May 2012
‘Baby P’ social workers lose appeal: five years on, social workers still afraid to whistleblow
Gillie Christou and Maria Ward , two social workers involved in the case of Baby Peter Connelly, have lost their appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that they were fairly sacked, prompting BASW to express concern at the wider implications of the pair’s experience over the past four years.
25th May 2012
Northern Ireland Shared Service Plan: a blow for employees and service users
The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) has criticised relocation plans that will leave some health administration workers in Derry with a choice between long commutes or the prospect of unemployment, claiming it will impact both employees and service users.
25th May 2012
Progress on Munro, but child protection system still getting worse
Commenting on Professor Eileen Munro’s progress report into the review of the child protection system.
22nd May 2012
Blog: Sexual exploitation of children
BASW member Janet Foulds has written a Guardian blog "Child grooming – what social workers should know".
21st May 2012
Social workers fear for vulnerable children as cuts push system to breaking point
Read BASW’s latest Huffington Post blog Our social workers are cleaning toilets instead of protecting children.
17th May 2012
Adoption scorecards risk prioritising speed over quality
BASW has expressed concern at the government’s publication of adoption scorecards, which rank local authorities on how long children in their care wait to be adopted.
11th May 2012
BASW rejects Daily Mail fears about the trouble with baby Chardonnays
BASW has responded to media stories about social workers standing in the way of adopted parents being able to change the name of the children they adopt by emphasising the importance of maintaining identity to a child who has been through significant upheaval.
10th May 2012
BASW’s disappointment at HPC’s refusal to register social work students
BASW has expressed disappointment at the conclusion of the Health Professions Council (HPC) that registration of social work students by the same body that regulates qualified practitioners is not necessary to protect the public in the long term.
10th May 2012
BASW comment following sentencing in the Rochdale child sex abuse case
Read BASW’s latest Huffington Post blog which poses the question “Why do we only take notice of our teenagers when rapists are convicted?”
9th May 2012
BASW signs letter to Cameron urging action to end social care ‘crisis’
Elderly and disabled people are being left ‘in quiet desperation, trying to cope alone, often ending up in hospital or crisis care’.
8th May 2012
BASW’s 2012 AGM – Annual Report and Order Paper
The BASW UK AGM 2012 This will be held on Thursday 14th June 2012, at Novotel Hotel, Birmingham, B1 2HT
8th May 2012
Social workers in England urged to nominate for 2012 awards
Social workers are being encouraged to get their nominations in for the 2012 Social Worker of the Year Awards.
8th May 2012
Social care white paper is a vital chance to implement Dilnot
With evidence gathering for the white paper on adult social care drawing to a close this week, in BASW’s latest blog for the Huffington Post, the Association urges the government to “buck the trend of a society that is only too willing to wash its hands of older people.
4th May 2012
Home Office should not resurrect child asylum seeker dental x-ray scheme
Following pressure from a number of concerned groups including BASW, the UK Border Agency has been forced to suspend a dental x-ray pilot scheme to determine the age of child asylum seekers.
30th April 2012
BASW welcomes chief social worker “victory”
BASW has welcomed the advertising of a vacancy for the position of chief social worker within the Westminster government.
23rd April 2012
Focus on Torbay highlights pressures, BASW says
BASW has highlighted the pressures facing social work teams in the wake of Torbay’s children’s services coming under the spotlight for the fact that two out of five children at risk are not being assessed within the government’s ten-day target.
18th April 2012
NIASW welcomes wide-ranging NI social work strategy
The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers has welcomed the publication of a strategy for the profession but again emphasised the need for more to be done about excessive bureaucracy and workloads facing overstretched practitioners.
17th April 2012
