Response to the Children’s Commissioner report on the impact of eviction and homelessness on vulnerable children.
Social Workers Union (SWU) prepares for the forthcoming AGM. Please register here and click on the SWU website for all the reports for the AGM.
The key messages from both, this Government report and our own survey highlight a lack of timely guidance for front line social workers from the outset, a reduction in new referrals of children and...
This latest information raises serious questions over the way people with learning disabilities have been treated throughout the pandemic.
Social Workers Union General Secretary, John McGowan and BASW Cymru Ambassador Dr Neil Thompson release new book
New Department of Health and Social Care consultation
BASW's "Social Work's Place in Emergencies and Disasters" Special Interest Group, Chaired by Professor Lena Dominelli, is looking for Scottish members...
The chair of the Coventry & Warwickshire Branch shares her experience of branch involvement
Exclusive umbrella service for BASW members
BASW calls for practical help, not war of words, on channel migrant crossings
Guidance aims to both explain the complexities of the NRPF status, gives BASW’s position and signpost social workers to practice issues.
An update from BASW Chair, Gerry Nosowska
SWU is encouraging young SWU members to get involved further with the trade union movement and delighted to sponsor ‘Shout Out UK’ political literacy programme
BASW Cymru National Standing Committee and Team are deeply saddened to hear of the death of long-standing member, and ambassador, Gareth Powell.
The British Journal of Learning Disabilities is pleased to announce calls for papers for two related special issues to be published in 2021
BASW England welcomes the survey carried out by Mencap who surveyed 1,069 family carers of people with a learning disability to find out how they have been affected during the coronavirus lockdown by...
Thank you to all who provided feedback in June on the last draft of the new ‘2025’ BASW Mission and Vision. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. However, we have made some further changes based...
Read our letter to Ash Denham, Minister for Community Safety, urging her to support an amendment that will ensure only social workers can be child welfare reporters.
BASW sends condolences to citizens of Beirut following deadly explosion
Postdoctoral researcher Shruti Chaudhry is looking for social workers to interview as part of her research into older people of South Asian origin in Scotland.
A virtual disco for social work students was held last weekend to celebrate the end of a year that has seen studies disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak.
BASW is writing to a wide range of adult social care charities, providers and other organisations across the UK, to express pledges of support for the sector.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report Readying the NHS and social care for the COVID-19 peak published this week makes for stark reading
BASW Cymru with partners has launched a new initiative to improve communication, understanding and break down barriers between social workers and the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) communities.
Carol Reid, National Organiser & Union Contact Manager from the Social Workers Union provides an update
BASW CEO Ruth Allen provides a summary of the delegate meeting and conference
When I first read that women face a wait of around 257 years to achieve equal pay, I was saddened, but not surprised...a blog from Rebekah Pierre, BASW England PO
BASW stands in solidarity with the Jewish community and allies in condemning antisemitic tweets and the inaction of Twitter in removing wholly unacceptable anti-Jewish hatred and racist content.
The Local Government Association has launched a campaign which sets out seven principles of reform for adult social care.
BASW England and BASW Cymru join together to respond to the report in an open letter
Lien Watts, Assistant General Secretary of the Social Workers Union comments
BASW CEO Ruth Allen is joined by Gerry to talk about the priorities for the coming years
New project ‘Supporting family and professional carers to provide appropriate care and support for older learning-disabled people with behaviours that challenge’ is funded by NIHR
BASW is asking for members to volunteer to be part of the team that oversees the analysis of the survey.
BASW England comments on open government consultation on whether emergency COVID-linked powers introduced under Statutory Instrument 445 should lapse or be continued after September.
Blog by John McGowan, General Secretary of the Social Workers Union (SWU)
Statement from the British Association of Social Workers
Today Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced that 900,000 public sector workers are to get an above inflation pay rise.
The Equalities and Human Rights Committee have launched an inquiry into how Covid-19 has disproportionately affected the human rights of certain groups and individuals.
