Council remember Terry Bamford and say goodbye and thank you to Colin Reid and Gareth McGibbon as they leave Council.
We would like to hear your views on professional development in relation to Mental Capacity Act practice and the prospects for Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) implementation
BASW Cymru met with early career social work researcher Gemma Allnat, who is completing a PHD at Cardiff University and is the Research Development Officer in the Wales School for Social Care...
BASW NI has participated in meetings with the Northern Ireland Executive Ministers for Health and Communities to discuss a range of pressing issues for the social work profession.
BASW supports the letter from ADASS, ADCS and the LGA requesting to delay the implementation of LPS beyond October 2020, considering the delayed publication of the Code of Practice.
The Social Workers Union (SWU) have announced the theme for their annual World Social Work Day student essay competition.
BASW is extremely concerned over the impact the post-Brexit immigration system outlined by Home Secretary Priti Patel will have on social care and social work.
BASW Cymru opens doors to donations of cleaning items, clothes and basic household items for flood-hit communities
Final call for nominations for the 2020 Scottish Social Services Awards.
An obituary of former BASW chair and lifelong social worker, Terry Bamford, by friend and colleague, David Jones.
Find our more about how to become a SWU contact in Scotland.
We have some great opportunities to start working together and hopefully amend the guidelines to reflect Wales and to promote the guidelines across the Social Care workforce in Wales.
On Monday, the Social Workers Union (SWU) will be asking its members to vote on whether the union can advise/lead its members to strike in the future.
BASW England would like to pay tribute to dear friend Pete Felton, who recently passed on
Today, two written statements have been published from the department of Health and Social Services for Wales.
A review is being carried out into the way mental health law is working in Scotland.
BASW responds to the latest statistics released by Operation Hydrant – police inquiry into historical child sexual abuse investigations – showing 35% of 11,346 allegations led to convictions.
It is with great sadness for everyone at BASW to learn the news that Terry Bamford has suddenly passed on following an accident.
Watch, read and listen to National Director, Alistair Brown on the BBC.
SASW argue for resources and manageable caseloads for the social work workforce in Scotland, in response to the findings of the Independent Care Review.
