Mandatory reporting of CSA will criminalise social workers for not acting Concern over 'unintended consequences' as a result of government plan aimed at reducing child sexual abuse News 12 Apr 2023
New care accommodation standards won't keep 16-17-year-olds safe Criticism over lack of care in government plans to regulate independent and semi-independent placements News 12 Apr 2023
12-year-old boy charged with murder of social worker Family pays tribute to 'pillar of community' News 12 Apr 2023
Students campaign to end 'structural unfairness' in social work bursary allocation Existing system in England is unfair and discriminatory, claim campaigners News 11 Apr 2023
'Marginalising and alienating' - social workers tell MPs about poverty BASW members travel to Westminister as part of anti-poverty campaign In focus 6 Apr 2023
Memoirs of a social worker: human connection vs the medical model In a career spanning four decades, Sam Waterhouse has seen it all. Here he talks about supporting people with mental health problems In focus 6 Apr 2023
This is why we must do better for children in care In the wake of the government announcing new mandatory standards to end the scandal of unregulated accommodation for 16 and 17-year-olds in care, two social workers talk openly and movingly about their experiences in the care system In focus 6 Apr 2023
What’s love got to do with it? Long deemed an unacceptable word in social care, Bill Stone sees signs that love is returning to the lexicon of social work Viewpoint 6 Apr 2023
Tribute to social work leader who helped shape the profession Peter Westland leaves a legacy on social services and government policy News 6 Apr 2023
PM criticised for 'offensive' comments about social workers Rishi Sunak claims social workers ignored child sex abuse because of 'political correctness' News 5 Apr 2023