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Recognising the unique and important contribution that social workers make during lockdown and beyond

Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week

Today, BASW England and BASW Cymru have jointly launched a new campaign to change national guidelines for social workers to get regular, safe access to health and care settings, so they can carry out their statutory duties and protect the human rights of citizens in care.

Black History Month maybe over as a calendar event, but Black History didn't start nor ends in October. So here is another piece from the Black Professionals Symposium group

Russell Hogarth, who sits on the BASW at 50 years steering group, shares his own personal experiences of 'lockdowns' and contrasts them with the experience of Covid-19 restrictions

BASW continues to stand against antisemitism and all forms of ethnic and religious discrimination, both direct and indirect.

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

Ruth Allen discusses the results of the recent BASW member survey - including where members think BASW is doing well, areas for improvement, and a series of actions and commitments from BASW in response to the feedback.

Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week in the first of our new weekly roundups.

Share your views on issues that affect you in our new Question of the Month".