Out of more than 5,000 social workers who took part in the poll, 89 per cent voted for a UK-wide college led by social workers, which BASW believes is not the path being pursued by the group currently developing a national college for England.
BASW will now begin work on developing a college of social work for the whole of the UK, while continuing to consult with all political parties and engaging with the national college development group, which is led by the Social Care Institute for Excellence.
Fran Fuller, BASW's UK chair, said: "We want to use the resounding message from our members to ensure the board and leadership of the national college is democratically accountable to social workers. The nascent national college must be sustainable over the long term and this can only be achieved by ensuring it is rooted in the profession and accountable to social workers."
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