More Social Workers Lost

Care Aware
Feb 1, 2023
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Just over 1,000 social workers have been removed from the register despite paying the £90 fee and meeting continuing professional development requirements in this year’s renewal round.

Social Work England released the figure after several social workers reported being inadvertently barred from practice by what they described as flaws in the regulator’s online registration system that meant they did not complete the renewal application form.

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