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The row over the creation of the College of Social Work deepened today as the British Association of Social Workers was accused of 'unethical' and 'unprincipled' behaviour by Allan Bowman, [...]

A war of words has broken out between the British Association of Social Workers and the government over claims that public funding made available to the College of Social Work [...]

BASW round up for page 7 (already online) Sector leaders have backed the College of Social Work's decision to formally launch on 3 January next year without the support of [...]

The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) needs to move forward quickly with Eileen Munro's child protection recommendations regardless of government approval, according to a senior figure at BASW [...]

kirsty.mcgregor@rbi.co.uk The British Association of Social Workers is likely to announce plans this month to form a rival to the College of Social Work, Community Care understands. Merger talks between [...]

workforce Official tasks document 'a boost' for adult social work BASW says joint statement recognises need for social workers in a recession jeremy.dunning@rbi.co.uk An official statement on the roles and [...]

Barristers answer BASW barb Barristers have defended their ability to represent social workers at conduct hearings, after criticism from the British Association of Social Workers. BASW accused lawyers from the [...]

BASW urges transparency on GSCC's interim bans daniel.lombard@rbi.co.uk The General Social Care Council has been urged to explain more fully the reasons for issuing interim suspension orders (ISOs) against practitioners [...]

BASW ponders its role in social work college talks BASW chief Dawson fears national college could become a quango kirsty.mcgregor@rbi.co.uk The British Association of Social Workers is considering pulling out [...]

workforce Employers urged to give BASW a greater status comcare.news@rbi.co.uk British Association of Social Workers chief executive Hilton Dawson has urged employers to give the professional body greater status in [...]

BASW conference nibs BASW has agreed to launch a campaign to tackle stress and workplace bullying. The motion was carried at BASW's AGM following Community Care's recent survey showing 72% [...]

Fewer than one in 10 people with learning difficulties are in paid work in many parts of England. This was the case in half of England's councils, according to the [...]

Campaigners have told the Youth Justice Board that the secure estate for juveniles will not improve without an 'ambitious' target for reducing numbers of young people in custody. The YJB's [...]

The British Association of Social Workers has warned Welsh local authorities they will breach client confidentiality if they sign up to an antisocial behaviour database. BASW Wales officer Gordon Jones [...]

Social work leaders have lambasted community care minister Stephen Ladyman for suggesting that the children of antisocial council tenants should be taken into care. Ian Johnston, director of the British [...]

Many children could end up homeless and sleeping rough because of measures in the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Bill, social workers and children's charities have warned. Under [...]

The government's plan to restrict the use of the title 'social worker' to those registered by the UK's four care councils by April 2005 have been welcomed by the sector. [...]

In our latest web poll more than half of those voting believed that organisations representing social care, such as the British Association of Social Workers, should express opposition to the [...]

viewpoint Liz Timms and Nushra Mapstone of the British Association of Social Workers say regulation should be welcomed Never before has social work been subject to the degree of scrutiny [...]