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Record 100,000-plus social workers renew registration

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3,600 more social workers on register As a result, England starts the new registration year with 3,609 more registered social workers than last year, when 96,886 renewed. Overall, there was a significant year-on-year drop in the number of people removed from the register for failing to renew, from 3,740 to 2,256, which was 2.2%

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Non-statutory placements make up over half of provision for students in Scotland, report reveals

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While council-employed practice educators are registered with SSSC, by virtue of their social work roles, the report raised concerns about there being no requirement for self-employed independent practice educators to be so. The report estimated that a 38% uplift would be needed to account for ground lost to inflation.

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Over a third of social workers still to renew five days from registration deadline

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All social workers who want to continue in practice must renew by midnight on 30 November (next Wednesday) or be removed from the register. Once they have completed all steps their online account will show each step as green and show it is completed. People receive an email confirmation when they complete each step.

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Adoption workforce must become more diverse to help tackle racial disparities, says Lords report

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This was not designed to prevent agencies from taking race into account – as they and the courts have remained under an obligation to make the child’s welfare paramount, which includes taking into account their background. Call to reinstate national adoption register.

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Unregulated settings to face inspections a third as often as children’s homes

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Currently unregulated services for 16- and 17-year-old children in care and care leavers would be inspected a third as often as children’s homes, once requirements for them to register with Ofsted come into force next year, under government plans. No requirement for management qualification. The consultation runs until 16 January 2023.

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5% of social workers have met CPD requirement as registration opens

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of the registered population. You can find full guidance on the CPD requirements on Social Work England’s website , covering topics including how to record CPD on your online account with the regulator, what counts as continuing professional development and how to submit a peer reflection. CPD guidance. No CPD grace period.

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110% rise in number of asylum-seeking children in unregulated settings from 2021-23, data shows

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Children seeking asylum driving care population rise As last year , the rise was driven by growth in the number of asylum-seeking children councils were supporting, which accounted for 1,620 of the 1,760 increase. The majority of this increase (2,330 out of 2,910) was accounted for by provision for asylum-seeking children.