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The union has been working with Social Work England on its development, but stresses that UNISON itself provides specialist representation for social workers
Nominations close at midnight on Friday 19 July

Have your say on changes to social work registration
“Children and family social work has always been a challenging and busy field, however after 20 years I feel I can say that I have never seen things this bad.”

Labour’s shadow minister for children and families talks about the problems facing social workers
Union’s local government conference hears call to boycott government’s controversial new scheme
The government must give councils the cash they need to recruit more child protection staff and keep all children safe
Social workers speak out
“We see more and more families coming into our remit because of these environmental factors. You can’t deny the link between austerity and people’s lives getting harder and harder.”

Former social worker honoured by the Queen

UNISON welcomes government move after months of campaigning on Children and Social Work Bill (England)

Government plans to reform the delivery of children’s social care have been overwhelmingly rejected by practising social workers in a new report published today (Wednesday) by UNISON. UNISON says the proposals could prove dangerous for children and fail to tackle any of the fundamental problems social workers deal with on a daily basis. UNISON says […]

Members and the public are urged to back the call to ‘protect the rights of vulnerable children and care leavers’ from plans in new bill