Statement from the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW - part of BASW), following a helicopter crashing onto The Clutha pub in the city centre on Friday night ...
Un o fanteision allweddol bod yn cynrychioli gwaith cymdeithasol yng Nghymru yw gallu gweithio mewn partneriaeth, sy’n digwydd yn helaeth. Mae hynny’n gallu dod â manteision anferth, yn enwedig...
Responding to media reports that the children's services department in Birmingham City Council could be taken over by the Department for Education (DfE), Bridget Robb, Chief Executive of the British...
Writing for politics.co.uk, BASW Chief Executive Bridget Robb assesses a week of 'Govian spin' and the Department for Education's hijacking of the press conference into the Hamzah Khan Serious Case...
BASW has responded to the Government's strong criticism of the serious case review into the death of four-year-old Bradford boy Hamzah Khan by insisting that confusion over the purpose of such...
Winterbourne View social worker Brian Clarke has been struck off the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register for his part in failing to act on repeated alerts about the treatment of...
BASW response to Gove's speech at the NSPCC on social work training.
SASW has received assurances from South Ayrshire council that parents struggling with 'bedroom tax' arrears are not being threatened with having their children removed, following a Daily Record...
As the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA) publishes its annual report and statistics, SASW Manager Trisha Hall assesses what the findings say about social work.
BASW Chief Executive Bridget Robb offers her view on the current model of homecare commissioning.
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) will not be stopped by one agency alone, but needs all of them working together. This was the clear message from a major conference in Northern Ireland.
The current focus on child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Northern Ireland gives a real opportunity for the country to “lead the way” on tackling the issue, said Dr Helen Beckett (BASPCAN NI/University...
A total of 613 sexual offences recorded against 12-17 year olds took place in Northern Ireland between 2010 and 2011, research from Barnardo’s NI shows.
Identifying the early signs of child sexual exploitation can be the best way to prevent abuse of young people, an organisation working with young people said in an address to delegates at the NIASW...
The devastating impact of child sexual exploitation on the family of victims was highlighted by police at NIASW's CSE conference in Antrim.
Two outstanding social workers shared the honour of receiving the Wilma MacDonald Award for SASW Mental Health Officer of the Year. Annea Wilson and Ruth Buchanan were presented with their awards at...
BASW Cymru has backed the launch of the next stage of a professional development scheme for experienced social workers in Wales. The second phase of the Care Council for Wales Continuing...
The PSA recommended that the duty of candour should include social workers, as we recommended in our BASW report.
In a speech to the National Children and Adults Services Conference (NCAS) in Harrogate last week, health secretary Jeremy Hunt said residential care should be is “a last rather than a first option”...
As West Sussex coroner Penelope Schofield rules that neglect contributed to five out of 19 deaths at Orchid View care centre, and that the then Southern Cross run home was riddled with "...
The Government has today asked for evidence on the balance of competences between the UK and the European Union on fundamental rights.
As a joint BBC/ Community Care magazine investigation reveals a disturbing lack of beds available for people with mental health needs, BASW has likened the situation to a "crisis on the level of Mid-...
Responding to the publication of Ofsted’s first Social Care Annual Report following the end of the first full three-year cycle of inspections across local authorities in England, Bridget Robb, the...
A round up of events, activities and developments relating to the Scottish Association of Social Work, part of BASW.
The government has today released a draft version of both the 0 to 25 Special Educational Needs (SEN) Code of Practice and regulations for consultation. These set out the detail of the proposed new...
As new research from charity Leonard Cheshire Disability shows the public agree that the practice of restricting care visits to elderly and disabled people to just 15 minutes is unacceptable, BASW...
Commenting on the conviction and today’s sentencing of Amanda Hutton for the manslaughter of her son Hamzah Khan, Bridget Robb, Chief Executive of the British Association of Social Workers (BASW)...
An “honest appraisal” of child protection is needed in Birmingham if the city is to tackle a “culture of failure” that has existed to long, BASW’s chief executive Bridget Robb said.
The Welsh Government used the BASW Cymru Awards to highlight “the far reaching consequences” of the work social workers undertake while also outlining huge changes to the environment in which...
A North Wales social worker responsible for an initiative enabling social workers to make consistent judgements about the risk present in child protection cases was among those honoured in the 2013...
Keynote speakers at the fourth annual BASW Cymru Awards lined up to emphasise the importance of the event and what the work of both the nomineees and winners says about the state of social work in...
As a Significant Case Review into the murder of Glasgow foster carer Dawn McKenzie is published, the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW – part of BASW) stressed the need for social workers to...
BASW has given a firm welcome to today’s strong support for the profession from the Prime Minister David Cameron in his speech to the Conservative party conference. Speaking in Manchester Mr Cameron...
As Ofsted publishes a new single inspection framework, BASW has raised questions about the potential negative impact changing the terminology used to describe current council ratings could have on...
Following the announcement by Health Minister Edwin Poots that there will be an inquiry into reportedly widespread child sexual exploitation in Northern Ireland, NIASW has raised concerns about the...
Two Edinburgh City Council social workers could be charged with contempt of court for allegedly defying a court ruling to allow a mother greater access to her estranged children. If found guilty,...
Local authorities need to free social workers from their rigid organisational structures if the profession is to achieve its full potential, BASW Chief Executive Bridget Robb told a Labour party...
Independent columnist and author of Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class, Owen Jones, told a BASW fringe meeting at the Labour party conference that social workers have a major role to play...
One could be forgiven for thinking that social work is only about working with children and families. The Daniel Pelka serious case review (SCR) understandably monopolised headlines and as always...
Summary of the past month in NIASW's business on behalf of members
Professionals need better training to spot signs of child sexual exploitation, the Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers has said, in the wake of investigations into the targeting of at...
As the Daniel Pelka Serious Case Review (SCR) is published, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has expressed concern that all child protection workers are not being given a chance to...
Mae’n amlwg bod ‘llwyddiant’ yn ‘magu llwyddiant’ a dyna’n sicr yw’r achos gydag aelodaeth BASW ar draws y DU. Yma yng Nghymru mae rhif yr aelodaeth erbyn hyn wedi chwyddo i dros 1,000 wrth i ni...
Frontline, the fast-track training scheme for ‘high-flying’ graduates is to accept applications for its first cohort of 100 candidates from 30 September. The date was revealed at a major launch event...
Wrth i ni edrych ymlaen at yr heriau a ddaw i Gymru yn yr hydref, gallwn ddisgwyl wybodaeth fanylach am Fesur Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant (Cymru), ymgynghoriad ar y papur gwyn ar...
BASW membership has just passed 15,000 for the first time in the Association’s history, with SASW also securing a record high of 1,290 members, landmarks that coincide with a decision to freeze...
The use of independent social workers in care proceedings can prevent delays in the time vulnerable children at the centre of court cases have to wait to find out whether they are to be taken into...
BASW membership has just passed 15,000 for the first time in the Association’s history, and BASW Cymru has just topped 1,000 members, landmarks that coincide with a decision to freeze subscription...
A recent BBC interview in which "Esther W", a member of the "W" family at the centre of the 1991 Orkney abuse scandal said she blames herself for not revealing the identity of her abuser shows the...
A landmark legal ruling allowing a father to publish a video online of social workers and police removing his child under an emergency protection order has prompted the British Association of Social...
The Mental Capacity Act offers vital safeguards for people unable to make decisions for themselves but its implementation is patchy and some professionals continue to show “blatant disregard” for the...
Social workers who have had enough of dangerous working conditions and threats to their unique role have contributed to a record increase in membership of their professional association. Membership...
BASW has called for a stronger emphasis on ethical practice and on the role of social workers in shaping and commissioning care services. The Association was responding to plans to overhaul the...
BASW is supporting the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2013 in England, which this year will feature a judging panel that includes the two new Chief Social Workers and Professor Eileen Munro.
Sue Kent, BASW Professional Officer,looks at research findings from the National Children's Bureau (NCB) and The Nuffield Foundation suggesting that Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) are...
BASW England report – September 2013 ... missing children, Daniel Pelka, IROs, Duty of Candour, Mental Capacity Act, NOPT Conference and Ruth Cartwright bids farewell ...
Scotland Manager: We look forward to our new Scotland Manager, Trisha Hall, joining us on 23 September, from the Aberlour Child Care Trust where she has been Head of Evaluation and Research....
The summer holidays are over and it’s time to get back down to business and let you know what we have been up to on your behalf over the summer. We have continued to make links with other...
BASW has welcomed Peter Hay's honesty for telling Birmingham councillors an “honest culture” within the council’s child protection services is needed.
The decision to appoint Donald Forrester as Lead Professor for a new Frontline Academy as the Frontline HEI provider is clearly an important further step for this developing initiative. BASW will...