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Changes to social work regulation agreed following consultation

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The Department for Education has announced that changes to legislation surrounding the regulation of children's social work will go ahead later this year, following a public consultation on reforms.
Changes to children's social work legislation are expected to come into force in December. Picture: Adobe Stock
Changes to children's social work legislation are expected to come into force in December. Picture: Adobe Stock

The changes, first proposed in March this year, span Social Work England’s fitness to practice rules, registration, removal from the register and appeals rules and fees.

Expected to come into force on 1 December, changes to regulations include a new provision, granting the regulator power to disclose information relating to any individual applying to, currently on or formally on the social work register.

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