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Poliy brief on The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 which were published on Thursday 23 April and came into force on Friday 24 April.

Ruth Allen provides a video update of the ongoing work of BASW during Covid-19

Article by Margaret Holloway, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, University of Hull and Editor for the British Journal of Social Work on the call for a Covid 19 wellbeing taskforce

John McGowan, General Secretary of SWU reflects on the rights of social workers during the pandemic.

BASW comments on recent press reports of misuse of ACP and of Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) notices being issued inappropriately.

Gerry Nosowska, BASW chair reflects on the social worker response to the coronavirus pandemic.

This Ethical Guidance for Social Workers aims to respond to the very specific circumstances generated by COVID-19 which disrupts health, care, safeguarding and support services.

BASW calls upon the government, Social Work England, HEIs, placement providers, Student Finance England to develop a co-ordinated transitional national action plan to support social work students at this time.

Social Work England shares information and a joint statement from chief executives of statutory regulators of health and care professionals on 3rd March 2020:

To mark Human Rights Day on 10th December 2019 BASW has launched two documents