Category: Social Work England (SWE)
AI regulation workshop highlights need for clearer guidance for health and care professionals
Emerging PSA recommendations outline how health and care professionals should be guided and regulated when using AI in practice.
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Insight Works Training Case Study: The role of insight and remediation in reducing regulatory sanctions
A clear, analysis of how genuine insight and evidence‑based remediation can significantly reduce regulatory sanctions.
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Social Work England publishes new guidance for adjudicator consensual disposal process
SWE has published final guidance for its new adjudicator consensual disposal process, launching in April 2026.
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PSA flags ongoing concerns over Social Work England’s fitness to practise delays
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has published its annual performance review of Social Work England.
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DfE scales back children’s social work standards after sector warns proposals were ‘too much’
The Department for Education has dramatically slimmed down its new early‑career standards for children’s social workers after consultation feedback warned the original framework was overly complex and risked overwhelming newly qualified staff.
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Social workers liable for AI use amid scarce training, report warns
Social workers held responsible for AI use despite little training, report finds.
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Social Work England to host national summit on AI and the future of social work
Social Work England is convening a national summit to explore how artificial intelligence could shape the future of social work practice.
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Social Work England announces programme for sixth annual Social Work Week
Social Work England is pleased to announce tickets are now available for the online Social Work Week 2026 programme.
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Social work fitness to practise concerns rise 38% amid growing regulator backlog
ocial Work England has reported a 38% increase in fitness to practise referrals, receiving 1,916 concerns from April to December 2025.
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New research finds strong public support for AI to ease administrative pressures on social workers
Social Work England has published two new research reports examining how artificial intelligence is beginning to shape social work education and practice.
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FEATURE: High Court ruling highlights risks of facing fitness to practise hearings alone
High Court ruling warns that attending fitness to practise hearings without specialist legal support can lead to unfair outcomes.
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SWE launches sector‑wide survey to strengthen practice education and support fitness to practise standard
Social Work England has opened a national survey inviting registered social workers to help shape the future of practice education.
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