On January 1st 2020, if you had asked the average social worker whether they operated in a fair and just society, the resounding answer would have been ‘no’.
John McGowan, SWU General Secretary and Ruth Allen, BASW Chief Executive signed a new, formal co-operation agreement between the two organisations in London on Thursday 10th June. The new Co-operation Agreement shows SWU and BASW's ongoing commitment to providing the best for social workers together.
Striking parallels in how managers behaved in the Horizon Post Office scandal and over the murder of babies by nurse Lucy Letby contain important lessons for the social work profession, says Brian Littlechild.