BASW is urging the Northern Ireland Executive to follow the example set by its counterparts in Scotland and Wales, and the UK Government, to extend the provision of free school meals for low income...
All vulnerable individuals should receive vital support during the coronavirus crisis.
Children will go hungry if the Government doesn’t support families who are facing financial hardship through the summer holidays.
Blog by Simon Leaper, Advice and Representation Officer at BASW
BASW welcomes the announcement from the Westminster government today that the part-privatised probation service in England and Wales would be fully ‘renationalised’ after research and experience on...
BASW Cymru welcomes the opportunity to contribute to Welsh Labour Policy Process 2021. BASW Cymru has three main policy suggestions
BASW England wants to hear from people with lived experience and social workers involved in disaster and emergency responses past and present including the COVID 19 pandemic for book development.
BASW CEO Ruth Allen is joined by David Jones, Chair of BASW International Committee and Godfred Boahen, Policy, Research and Practice Improvement Projects Lead, BASW to explore BASW’s longstanding...
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) would like to share its sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Bibaa Henry and her sister Nicole Smallman, who were found dead...
Update by John McGowan, Social Workers Union (SWU) General Secretary
BASW statement following figures published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
BASW statement following Public Health England report ‘Disparities in the risk and outcomes of Covid-19’
BASW will continue to campaign against racialised political discrimination, which has been magnified under Covid-19 and ‘hostile environment’ policies. The Government should not remain resistant to...
Take a look at our vision and mission statements and give your reactions with any comments you would like. Your feedback is invaluable.
Ruth Allen CEO is joined by Narinder Sidhu and Hari Sewell in discussion on the role of social work and BASW in tackling inequality and injustice
BASW Cymru join with partners to call for clarity of information for the most at risk groups
SWU is delighted that our funding of the Austerity Action group will continue for another 12 months. Carol Reid of the Austerity Action Group shares a service-user perspective on Covid19.
BASW is shocked and disturbed by the death of George Floyd. BASW wholly condemns his murder and the frightening circumstances that led to it. BASW fully stands in solidarity with the whole black...
Please send us a few seconds of film of your birthday wishes for BASW’s 50th - or a still picture of you with a birthday message.
We will continue to press this loudly and urgently, and to build alliances in doing this, so that the dignity and human rights of all adults in our society is upheld.
The first of a series of vlogs with BASW CEO Ruth Allen over the next month exploring our history, our present and our future as part of BASW’s 50th birthday celebrations in June.
Increased referrals will put services under pressure
The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is deeply saddened to hear news of the loss of a social worker to coronavirus.
BASW Cymru welcomes this response from the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services to some of the concerns we have raised on behalf of our membership in Wales. The response however, does not...
Social Workers Union discussions with social workers are worrying showing fewer referrals regarding concerns around child protection and domestic violence since the onset of lockdown.
BASW Chair Gerry Nosowska joins BASW CEO Ruth Allen for Ruth's latest vlog update...
BASW was one of many organisations objecting to this and welcomes change of plan
Pete Feldon, Chair of the BASW England Adults social work group provides an update and sets out the importance of your feedback.
Once more SWU has attempted to work with UNISON, this time on a joint statement about the importance of sufficient social work funding post Covid-19
BASW joins 30 organisations to write to the Government to tell them to limit the long-term impact of the pandemic on young people’s mental health
BASW responds as the Government re-introduces the new Immigration Bill to Parliament
Part of Mental Health Awareness Week
Blog by Ruth Allen, CEO BASW
BASW commits £30,000 to support international social work partners in the fight against Covid 19
Blog by Professor Brid Featherstone (University of Huddersfield) and Professor Anna Gupta (Royal Holloway University of London)
BASW Cymru has been in conversation with the Older People’s Commissioner for last couple of weeks about the appalling number of deaths in care settings. We have also shared our concerns about the...
Official figures released this week by the Office for National Statistics showed the deaths of ten social workers, and an additional two social services managers, involved Covid-19 between 9 March...
The Department of Education is seeking views on proposed new measures to ensure that the use of independent and semi-independent provision (commonly known as unregulated provision) provides the right...
Lock-down and social distancing have shown to have the potential to exacerbate domestic abuse and situations which were already high risk.
We have now received responses to letters sent to both Clara Swinson (Director General for Public and Global Health and DHSC) and Yvonne Doyle (Medical Director for Public Health England).
The guidance outlines how Local Authorities in Wales should put into practice the ‘modifications’ to Adult Social Care duties under the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (the 2014 Act)...
New Scotland Committee Chair, Jude Currie, shares what social work means to her and what she wants to achieve in her new role.
It is no coincidence that recent applications from social workers to the Social Workers’ Benevolent Trust (SWBT) have significantly increased over the last 7 weeks due to the financial impact of the...
Give us your views on a potential celebration for Students and NQSW and Social Workers
BASW responds to the Westminster Government’s announcement to ease some lockdown measures.
Representatives from the British Association of Social Workers Northern Ireland (BASW NI) have provided evidence to the Northern Ireland Assembly Health Committee on the key issues impacting social...
Week 5 of the BASW weekly video update by Ruth Allen BASW CEO during Covid-19
‘Imposing another age of austerity after the coronavirus crisis will have a profound impact on societies most vulnerable people’ suggests John McGowan, General Secretary, Social Workers Union (SWU...
BASW England highlight the ongoing concerns being raised by social workers including shortage of PPE and ask for clearer understanding of people's vulnerability to Covid-19 including why BAME...
Invitation to participate in research by the International Federation of Social Workers and an international social work ethics research group
Week 4 of the BASW weekly video update by Ruth Allen BASW CEO during Covid-19
BASW Cymru welcomes the First Minister’s announcement that social care workers in Wales will receive a £500 payment in recognition of the essential work undertaken by this “under-valued and...
These documents are live in response to the pandemic and we want to hear from members to help us shape them too - please do contact us to share your feedback or comments on the guidance.
Your voice matters and we are keen to hear from individuals who are passionate and have experience in this area.
We asked domestic abuse survivors what they would like to see social work doing more of, as part of the launch of our domestic abuse practice guidance.
The welfare and safeguarding of children is undermined by The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on residents and staff who live and work in care homes, resulting in a significant number of deaths of the elderly and care staff.
BASW Cymru and SWU call for support for the social work workforce in Wales
Social work is a human rights profession. Social workers’ ethics and purpose is grounded in upholding human rights. This is no different during times of crisis. In fact, during complex and uncertain...
BASW Cymru's National Director gives an update on the work BASW Cymru has been doing during the Covid-19 crisis...
