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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

“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

The government should scrap plans to roll out its new assessment and accreditation scheme for social workers because it will take up valuable time that could be spent helping vulnerable families, says UNISON. Over nine in ten (93 per cent) social workers who took part in a recent UNISON survey say the National Assessment and […]

Social workers are struggling with heavy caseloads, working longer hours and going without lunch breaks, according to a survey by UNISON and Community Care magazine. Nearly half (48%) of respondents said the volume of cases they were responsible for left them feeling ‘over the limit,’ and more than half (56%) blamed staff shortages for their heavy workload. […]

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

Responding to TUC analysis published today (Tuesday) UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Homecare workers are under severe pressure to provide top-notch – and often intimate – care, while building vital personal relationships with the people they care for. “But with many on zero-hours contracts, it makes it a lot likelier they won’t be regularly caring for the […]

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

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UNISON joins professional associations and academic bodies to condemn plans to give ministers control over social work regulation in England

UNISON welcomes report from University of East Anglia on ’emotional intelligence and burnout’ in child and family social work

Delegates queue up to reveal the scale of the crisis affecting a vital service