The General Social Care Council released the findings from an analysis of 265 cases, ahead of its closure at the end of July.
The GSCC has been responsible for the regulation of social work education in England since 2001 and opened a register of social workers in 2003. But the body is set to close at the end of July when its duties will transfer to the Health and Care Professions Council (HPC).
In two reports covering its registration and education duties, the GSCC reveals that out of more than 100,000 registered social workers and social work students, 0.3 per cent had a ruling of misconduct against them over the past eight years.
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