Promote the Vote: A BASW Practice Guide

Guidance for social workers & students for supporting adults with learning disabilities to vote.

Promote the Vote (PTV) is a campaign aiming to raise awareness with adults supported by the Learning Disability Service of their rights to register to vote and to subsequently vote in elections should they choose to do so.

This ‘How To’ Guide has been designed to help social workers and social work students supporting individuals with a learning disability in the lead up to local elections and a possible General Election in 2024. It is based on the experience of social workers in Bradford.

It covers the meaning and the value of voting, and the end-to-end process around PTV. Including feedback and good practice advice from social workers, this document encapsulates what involvement in voting looks like, and the benefit it can hold to those participating.

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