Student social workers in Scotland have been offered a meeting with the Minister for Higher Education as part of their campaign to secure bursaries for students on full-time placements.
In December 2023, Minister Todd wrote a letter to the Health and Sport Committee and a revised Financial Memorandum was issued. Read more about what this means for the bill itself and social work in Scotland.
The Safe Care at Home Review was produced as the result of evidence presented during the passage of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 by Peers and the disability sector on the abuse against people receiving care in their own homes.
The UK Government has today (Tuesday, 4 April) announced that funding to develop the social care workforce in England will be half of what was initially promised.