Government urged not to ignore call to make care experience a protected characterstic Children's campaigner says it's vital to tackle discrimination News 25 Jan 2023
BASW and SWU celebrate Trans Awareness Week 2021 BASW and SWU stand in solidarity with trans communities across the world News 18 Nov 2021
'Arcane tax rules silence vulnerable groups' - new research Coalition of charities, campaigners and individuals write to Minister to call for rule changes. News 11 Oct 2021
Plan to trial 'big data' analytics in social care sparks ethics debate New project aims to test if predictive tools 'are effective, ethical and acceptable' in children's services News 12 Feb 2019
Social work activist recognised for holding civic leaders to account over wellbeing of young people BASW member Eddie O'Hara, founder of All Birmingham's Children, was awarded an BEM in the New Year Honours News 10 Jan 2022
FtP backlog taking 'intolerable' toll on workers' mental health Unprecedented joint statement of concern issued from BASW, the Social Workers Union and Unison News 20 May 2024
How do you solve a problem like social care? With a pandemic winter approaching the crisis in social care will no doubt become a hot topic again. Will social work’s role be recognised in the government’s long-awaited proposals to reform social care? In focus 2 Oct 2020
More children social care providers will drive up standards and reduce costs Danny Wilson, of Bedspace, which specialises in placements for older teenagers in the north, provides his analysis of the issues Viewpoint 4 May 2022