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Barbara Keeley MP says Government failed to use expertise from social work and social care sector in the early stages of pandemic.

Kerri Prince, BASW Public and Political Affairs Lead, provides an update from Westminster

Dr Ruth Allen, BASW CEO, urges the Government to extend the deadline for the EUSS and create a more supportive environment for those who come forward.

300 contributors to the review are from a registered workforce of over 100,000 social workers – more must be done to grasp and fully understand the value and the importance that social workers bring in supporting children, families and young people

Extending the deadline and providing a supportive environment reassures people that coming forward to register themselves is the right way forward.

Cutting overseas aid at such a crisis point for humanity is a mistake and will make the journey to pandemic recovery even more difficult for the world’s poorest.

Andy Gill, BASW England Chair and Maris Stratulis, BASW England National Director comment on the Sunday Times article

Global leaders must recognise and invest in the importance of frontline health and care professionals to both combat the pandemic and build fairer, safer societies post-pandemic.

Kerri Prince, BASW UK Public and Political Affairs Lead, provides an update from Westminster.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Social Work has launched an inquiry into new models of children’s social work and is inviting interested groups and individuals to submit written evidence.