BASW England welcomes the candid analysis in ADASS' recently released report Themes and Learning from ADASS Members on the Local Response to COVID-19 in Spring and Early Summer 2020.
This week was particularly busy as the outcome of the Spending Review was announced by the Chancellor on Wednesday, which spurred many organisations and politicians across the country into scrutinising where the Government was allocating money for the next 12 months – and where they were not.
If EU citizens want to stay in the UK beyond 31 June 2021, they and their close family members will need to apply to the UK Government’s EU Settlement Scheme, demonstrating proof of identity and residence in the UK. This raises particular issues for social workers supporting children and young people whose families are EU citizens but who may be looked after by the Local Authority.