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Social Work England (SWE) is the profession regulator for social workers in England. SWE operates as a non-departmental public body.[3]
In 1970, the Central Council for the Education and Training of Social Workers (CCETSW) was established in the UK with a specific remit to promote the quality of social work training and education. The CCETSW remained in place until the passing of the Care Standards Act 2000 that required for the first time that all social workers in England be registered, and thus obligated them to abide by the standards and rules of the new regulator, the General Social Care Council (GSCC).[4]
In the 2016 report Children’s Social Care Reform: A Vision for Change, the Department for Education announced their intention to create a new regulatory organisation for social workers in England that would come to be SWE.[5]
Social Work England was established under the Children and Social Work Act 2017.[3] In December 2019, Social Work England officially took over as the regulator for social workers in England.[6]
This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence: Social Work England (18 July 2023). Social Work England Annual Report and Accounts 2022 to 2023(PDF). HC 1648. His Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 978-1-5286-3954-5.
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