Further funding secured for the Professional Support Service for social workers in Wales! We are grateful to the Welsh Government who will be funding the Professional Support Service (PSS) in Wales News 24 Jun 2022
IRO Handbook Statutory guidance for independent reviewing officers and local authorities on their functions in relation to case management and review for looked after children
Social work students in Wales to receive more financial support from September. Social work students in Wales will be eligible for greater financial support from September as part of an extra £3.5 million package of support, the Deputy Minister for Social Services has announced. News 25 Jul 2022
British Association of Social Workers (BASW) response to The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 which came into force 24 April 2020 5 May 2020
Short term funding is not the answer to reducing the unpaid work backlog, says Scottish Association of Social Work Read our statement on the Scottish Government allocation of additional funding to assist the backlog of undelivered unpaid work. News 18 Dec 2020
BASW UK statement on the Government’s response to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) News 25 May 2023