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SASW writes to Cabinet Secretary for Justice amidst ongoing community service hour backlog.

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

Felicity Brown is the lucky 14,000 member and will be receiving a gift from SWU to celebrate such an incredible milestone.

From the outset, BASW has viewed the proposed role for care home managers as unworkable and is pleased to see the government’s recognition of sector opposition to the proposal.

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

Our profession remains strong and sustained by the ethics and purpose that we share with our sister organisations across the globe.

There are calls from across Parliament to recognise that people living in care and health settings need to see their loved ones through family member and social worker visits.

BASW Cymru is working with Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, Health and Social Services Lead for Plaid Cymru, on changing the latest guidance around care home visits in Wales.

The online event, which takes place on 4 December, aims to promote the self-care and wellbeing of social workers in Scotland.

Read Meryl Williams' blog on how the pilot is developing