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Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry: Executive summary

Building on the report of the first inquiry, the story it tells is first and foremost of appalling suffering of many patients. This was primarily caused by a serious failure on the part of a provider...

Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry: Volume 1

Between 2005 and 2008 conditions of appalling care were able to flourish in the main hospital serving the people of Stafford and its surrounding area. During this period this hospital was managed by...

Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry: Volume 2

Between 2005 and 2008 conditions of appalling care were able to flourish in the main hospital serving the people of Stafford and its surrounding area. During this period this hospital was managed by...

Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry: Volume 3

Between 2005 and 2008 conditions of appalling care were able to flourish in the main hospital serving the people of Stafford and its surrounding area. During this period this hospital was managed by...

BASW : The Code of Ethics for Social Work

The British Association of Social Workers is the professional association for social workers in the United Kingdom (UK). The Code of Ethics states the values and ethical principles on which the...

BASW's social media policy

The purpose of this policy is to clarify what BASW considers to be the professional responsibilities of social workers and social work students, in relation to the increasing use of social media. As...

September 2012 - BASW Response to Winterbourne View SCR - intial response

A serious case review was published in August 2012 in response to the appalling abuse that took place at Winterbourne View, a private hospital for people with a learning disability. BASW is...

September 2012 - Article 'Shame upon Your Houses' re: Winterbourne view SCR, Robert Nisbet, BASW Mental Health Reference group

The State of Social Work 2012

Among the 1,100 respondents to BASW’s 2012 State of Social Work survey, 85% have experienced notable cuts to services in the last 12 months and 78% have noticed jobs cuts or unfilled vacancies...

Focus on: Violent Crime and Sexual Offences, 2011/12

Key Points: Violent and sexual crime covers a range of offence types. For example, violence spans minor assaults, such as pushing and shoving that result in no physical harm through to serious...

The Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development Committment to Action

As social workers, educators and social development practitioners, we witness the daily realities of personal, social and community challenges. We believe that now is our time to work together, at...

BASW Survey Results (Summary) - Experiences of Social Workers in Multi-Disciplinary Mental Health Teams

The BASW England Mental Health Reference Group have recently conducted a survey into the experiences of social workers in mulit-disciplinary mental health teams. The document to view is the shorter,...

The contribution of experts in care proceedings evaluation of the work of independent social work assessments

Several concerns surround the use of independent social work (ISW) assessments in care proceedings. Some result from the exclusion of this work from a review of legal aid for expert assessments in...

The contribution of experts in care proceedings

Several concerns surround the use of independent social work (ISW) assessments in care proceedings. Some result from the exclusion of this work from a review of legal aid for expert assessments in...

Legal Aid Reform - Expert Rates

Following the consultations on the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Amendment No2) Order 2011 and the Criminal Defence Service (Funding) (Amendment) Order 2011 maximum rates have been introduced...

Defending the role of independent social work expert witnesses

BASW member and independent social worker, Margaret Gribbin, defends the role of ISW expert witnesses and urges the UK government to resist plans to cut fees payable for court appearances. Article...

ISW saga goes on as MoJ seeks to bypass judicial review

Following the success of the judicial review application, the Ministry of Justice is now set to use a statutory consultation on a Funding Order to implement the fee capping of independent social...

Expert independent social workers

BASW expresses concern that expert independent social workers are being forced out of the family courts due to the Legal Services Commission capping ISW fees at rates significantly lower than other...

ISW criticisms: "Unsubstantiated and anecdotal"

Research published by Oxford University and part-funded by BASW examines the role of ISWs in family court proceedings, casting doubt on claims made about their contribution to delays and duplication...

ISWs urged not to accept capped court fee rates

BASW's response to the Family Justice Review, a plea for ISWs not to drop their expert witness fees. Article taken from Independent Thinking with July/August 2011 issue of Professional Social Work...

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