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100 days of care

Children and young people in children’s homes wrote about what it is like living with a group other people. Their diaries covered friendships and arguments, new children arriving, being helped by...

Report concerning the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings by the United Kingdom

GRETA welcomes the steps taken in the constituent countries of the UK to assist victims of trafficking and to secure Government funding at a time of financial pressure. A number of safe houses for...

What’s going on to Safeguard Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation?

This research project has explored the extent and nature of the response of LSCBs to the 2009 government guidance on safeguarding children and young people from sexual exploitation.1 Where the...

What’s going on to Safeguard Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation? Research Briefing

This Comic Relief-funded research was commissioned to review the implementation of the 2009 government guidance Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation. Separate but related...

Winterbourne View Hospital Full Report

After the transmission of the BBC Panorama Undercover Care: the Abuse Exposed in May 2011, which showed unmanaged Winterbourne View Hospital staff mistreating and assaulting adults with learning...

Winterbourne View Hospital Summary

After the transmission of the BBC Panorama Undercover Care: the Abuse Exposed in May 2011, which showed unmanaged Winterbourne View Hospital staff mistreating and assaulting adults with learning...

The State of Social Work 2012

BASW undertook its State of Social Work survey between 14-30 March 2012, in partnership with its trade union arm, the Social Workers Union. Promoted via the Association’s e-bulletins to members, the...

Department of Health Consultation on Proposals to Transfer Functions from the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority and the Human Tissue Authority - PROGAR submission September 2012

We are commenting solely on matters to do with the HFEA; those concerning the HTA fall outside of our area of core interest and expertise, namely the family building and well-being aspects of those...

The Troubled Families Programme: What’s needed to deliver outcomes on school attendance and exclusion

While absenteeism is decreasing slightly in schools it is still regarded by Government as a priority area for improvement. Department for Education statistical information shows that illness is the...

Working with Troubled Families A guide to the evidence and good practice

The Troubled Families programme is about change - for families and for services, and this report is an aid for that change. It is a tool to help local authorities and their partners, who have asked...

World Social Work Day BASW Cymru

World Social Work Day Celebration ‘Relationship Based Social Work – the dynamic for change’ 20th March 2013 11.30am-1.30pm The Pierhead Building, Cardiff Bay

Social Work Not Paperwork: Cutting Bureaucracy in Childcare Social Work

During discussions with members, in recent months, NIASW found the issue of increasing bureaucracy in childcare was raised as the major ongoing challenge social workers face across all programmes of...

Children’s online risks and safety

This review presents findings from the mapping study carried out by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF),...

Child Sexual Exploitation: Background and Current Guidance

Presentation by Sue Phillips

Child Sexual Exploitation - A Practice Perspective

Presentation by Sue Phillips on child sexual exploitation

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...

Oxford University to study effectiveness of ISWs

BASW is to part-fund research led by Dr Julia Brophy of Oxford University evaluating the work and effectiveness of independent social workers within the Family Courts. Article taken from Independent...

BASW defends 'invaluable' ISW role

BASW responds to an attack on independent social work practice whilst continuing to campaign to prevent capping ISW court fees. Article taken from Independent Thinking within August 2010 issue of...

Fee cap for ISWs looks set for May introduction

Independent social workers acting as expert witnesses in family court proceedings are to have their fees capped at Cafcass rates from May following mongs of wranglings over the proposals. Article...

The protection of children online: a brief scoping review to identify vulnerable groups

Ninety-nine percent of children aged 12-15 use the internet, as do 93% of 8-11 year olds and 75% of 5-7 year olds. New media technology means that the ways in which children are accessing online...

Out of Mind, Out of Sight

CEOP has carried out a rapid assessment of ‘localised grooming’ in the UK. This is a form of sexual exploitation, previously referred to as ‘on street grooming’ in the media, where children have been...

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