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The Social Workers Union (SWU) is looking forward to a virtual roundtable on April 23rd with a wide cohort of stakeholders and Parliamentarians to discuss the smacking ban campaign, next steps and how we can work together.

An update on the campaign to retain the £20 Universal Credit uplift.

There is a risk that many children and young people across the UK will find themselves to have no legal status in the UK as of 1st July.

Contract shared for the Secretary of State for Education review of the children’s social care sector

The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal brought by trade union UNISON in respect of rates of pay for night time care.

The Home Secretary has today announced proposals for profound changes to the law and guidance in relation to asylum law and age determination

Find out what happened last week in the Scottish Parliament

Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, SASW have written to Universities and Social Work Employers on the issue of anti-racist social work practice

Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week

Children as young as three were shipped abroad with the promise of a better life – only to find themselves enduring a life of child slavery, abuse and neglect.