Austerity is over, but the cuts keep on coming A SASW blog on the funding of local councils and community services in Scotland Blog 4 Jul 2025
BASW welcomes investment for social and affordable homes The funding boost is aiming to build 18,000 new homes News 3 Apr 2025
Launch of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Report | BASW England Response BASW England welcomes the release of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel Report: “It’s Silent – Race, Racism, and Safeguarding Children”. News 11 Mar 2025
Palliative Care Matters for All: Strategy consultation response from SASW SASW's response to the Scottish Government's Palliative Care for all strategy consultation News 10 Jan 2025
If you can see it, you can be it A blog on diversity in senior social work roles by SASW Professional Officer, Susan Dobson. Blog 2 Aug 2024
BASW pushes UK Government to abolish two-child limit BASW has written to the UK Chancellor setting out why the two-child limit and benefit cap must be scrapped. News 30 Jul 2024
UK Party Leaders Warned Of Household Mould Crisis UK political party leaders have been warned that vulnerable adults and children living in cold, damp, mouldy homes is a national scandal in an open letter from campaigners. News 12 Apr 2024
Invest in family and community services Better services prevent escalation to statutory intervention Blog 9 Apr 2024
Scrap the two-child limit & benefit cap Ending these measures would lift thousands of children out of poverty. Blog 3 Apr 2024
BASW Cymru cautiously welcomes new child poverty strategy for Wales The Welsh Government has published a new strategy to tackle child poverty in Wales. News 2 Feb 2024