The response, submitted today (3 August), warns that despite evidence showing that good social work can save vulnerable children’s lives, more children are at risk because experienced social workers are prevented from doing effective work and are being driven out of the profession.
Hilton Dawson, chief executive at BASW, said: "It is a national scandal that so many social work professionals are not properly supported to undertake the very complex yet highly rewarding task of protecting children. Social workers must be supported and empowered to do the job they have been trained for, rather than being defeated by the gross inadequacies that are plaguing the current system." Dawson also warned that child protection systems must be given financial priority in times of public spending cuts to ensure that more effective practices can be developed.
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