This Week in Westminster - Friday 22 January Kerri Prince, Public and Political Affairs Lead for BASW UK, provides members with an update from Westminster News 22 Jan 2021
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2021 Join BASW in supporting HMD by raising awareness on social media, sharing blogs or poems, or let us know how you are marking the important day. News 18 Jan 2021
Education Secretary launches review of children’s social care. The voice and experiences of children and young people must be at the heart of the review News 15 Jan 2021
BASW England and BASW Cymru response to proposed reforms to Mental Health Act The proposed reforms to the Mental Health Act aim to provide greater choice and autonomy for patients in a mental health crisis News 13 Jan 2021
New restrictions and unpaid work Unpaid work can continue under the new Scottish Stay at Home restrictions although distancing requirements may impact the way in which services are delivered. News 8 Jan 2021
Social Workers recognised in New Year Honours 2021 The honours mark achievements and service News 8 Jan 2021
BASW World Social Work Month 2021 This year World Social Work Day is on Tuesday 16 March. News 8 Jan 2021
Covid-19 and Vaccination: A BASW position statement Social workers are a high priority for vaccination News 6 Jan 2021
BASW Blog: Deaf Awareness in Child Protection Social Work Deaf awareness training is not mandatory in social work practice - which begs the question, how can we inspire change if we are not listening? Blog 18 Dec 2020
BASW England joins calls for people with learning disabilities to be given vaccine priority status Government needs to recognise a range of different needs, not just clinical ones News 18 Dec 2020