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The Independent Review of Children's Social Care (IRCSC) has recently released its 'Case for Change' report. BASW England is seeking feedback from members on the document to help inform its overall response

BASW England is calling for reform to social care that goes beyond addressing the injustices of social care funding.

BASW England is concerned about reports of some service users who have decided not to use local services because they cannot afford to pay

As part of BASW England's commitment to engage with politicians around social work, we created a manifesto with the six issues that we would be campaigning on over the coming year.

BASW England has made it a priority to engage with politicians across the country

BASW has approached candidates across some of the Mayoral elections in England, to seek their views and vision for social work in their respective regions.

The guide was developed in collaboration with valued stakeholders including Women’s Aid, Galop, Southall Black Sisters, Sign Health, Karma Nirvana, Respect, AVA, Ann Craft Trust, Dr Michaela Rogers at the University of Sheffield, as well as people with lived experience and BASW members. 

As social workers, we must do better, not only to protect our female-majority workforce, but also to champion the rights of the women and girls we support

In this blog, I wish to focus not on the appointment process, or the chair himself - rather, on the hundreds of thousands of care experienced people this review will impact, many of whom will remain forever anonymous and unknown to us. 

​​​​​​​The Government needs to change vaccine prioritisation to prevent further deaths.