Registration and fitness to practise data
Data relating to our social work register and fitness to practise cases
Data relating to June 2026
Registration
The social work register
As at the end of June 2026:
223 social workers joined the register this month
157 social workers left the register this month
total number of registered social workers: 106,759
Reasons for leaving the register this month
157 people left the register this month
As at the end of June 2026:
108 people failed to renew their registration
6 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
41 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
1 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
0 people failed to meet CPD requirements
0 person was removed following notification that they had died
1 people were removed for other reasons
Fitness to practise data
Case examiner and adjudicator outcomes this month
In June 2026 case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:
no impairment, no further action: 14 case examiner, 3 adjudicator
no impairment, advice: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
no impairment, warning: 3 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
impaired, advice: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
impaired, warning order: 5 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
impaired, conditions of practice order: 3 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
impaired, suspension order: 3 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
impaired, removal order: 3 case examiner, 5 adjudicator
You can read more about the outcomes that can be imposed by our decision makers in our impairment and sanction guidance
Social workers registered with a current sanction: (277)
Social workers registered with a current sanction in June 2026:
interim conditions of practice order: 13
interim suspension order: 90
advice: 2
warning order: 92
conditions of practice order: 34
suspension order: 46
removal order: 0
Data archive monthly reports
Monthly reports for the year 2025 to 2026
As at the end of April 2026:
The social work register
- 231 social workers joined the register
- 130 social workers left the register
- total number of registered social workers: 106,599
Reasons for leaving the register this month
- 1 people failed to renew their registration
- 15 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
- 113 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
- 1 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
- 0 person failed to meet CPD requirements
- 0 people were removed following notification that they had died
Fitness to practise data
In April 2026, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:
- no impairment, no further action: 5 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
- no impairment, advice: 3 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
- no impairment, warning: 1 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- impaired, advice: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- impaired, warning order: 5 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- impaired, conditions of practice order: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- impaired, suspension order: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- impaired, removal order: 4 case examiner, 4 adjudicator
Social workers registered with a current sanction:
- interim conditions of practice order: 13
- interim suspension order: 91
- advice: 3
- warning order: 95
- conditions of practice order: 31
- suspension order: 50
- removal order: 0
As at the end of May 2026:
The social work register
152 social workers joined the register
49 social workers left the register
total number of registered social workers: 106,701
Reasons for leaving the register this month
10 people failed to renew their registration
7 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
30 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
1 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
0 person failed to meet CPD requirements
1 people were removed following notification that they had died
Fitness to practise data
In May 2026, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:
no impairment, no further action: 4 case examiner, 3 adjudicator
no impairment, advice: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
no impairment, warning: 2 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
impaired, advice: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
impaired, warning order: 5 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
impaired, conditions of practice order: 1 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
impaired, suspension order: 1 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
impaired, removal order: 2 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
Social workers registered with a current sanction:
interim conditions of practice order: 12
interim suspension order: 86
advice: 2
warning order: 95
conditions of practice order: 32
suspension order: 46
removal order: 0
Data archive annual reports
As at 31 March 2026:
The social work register
6,563 social workers joined the register during 2025 to 2026
4,898 social workers left the register during 2025 to 2026
total number of registered social workers: 106,521
Reasons for leaving the register during 2025 to 2026
4,898 people left the register during 2025 to 2026
2,677 people failed to renew their registration
60 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
2,129 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
5 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
0 people failed to meet CPD requirements
18 people were removed following notification that they had died
Fitness to practise data
Case examiner and adjudicator outcomes during 2025 to 2026:
no impairment, no further action: 49 case examiner, 26 adjudicator
no impairment, advice: 18 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
no impairment, warning: 23 case examiner, 2 adjudicator
impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
impaired, advice: 2 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
impaired, warning order: 38 case examiner, 4 adjudicator
impaired, conditions of practice order: 14 case examiner, 2 adjudicator
impaired, suspension order: 14 case examiner, 19 adjudicator
impaired, removal order: 14 case examiner, 35 adjudicator
Social workers registered with a current sanction from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026:
interim conditions of practice order: 14
interim suspension order: 96
advice: 3
warning order: 94
conditions of practice order: 35
suspension order: 49
removal order: 0
As at 31 March 2025:
The social work register
- 6,300 social workers joined the register during 2024 to 2025
- 4,298 social workers left the register during 2024 to 2025
- total number of registered social workers: 104,857
Reasons for leaving the register during 2024 to 2025
4,298 people left the register during 2024 to 2025
- 2,144 people failed to renew their registration
- 1,884 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
- 10 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
- 82 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
- 166 people failed to meet CPD requirements
- 13 people were removed following notification that they had died
Fitness to practise data
Case examiner and adjudicator outcomes during 2024 to 2025:
- no impairment, no further action: 110 case examiner, 12 adjudicator
- no impairment, advice: 40 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- no impairment, warning: 52 case examiner, 4 adjudicator
- impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- impaired, advice: 1 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- impaired, warning order: 58 case examiner, 8 adjudicator
- impaired, conditions of practice order: 21 case examiner, 4 adjudicator
- impaired, suspension order: 7 case examiner, 14 adjudicator
- impaired, removal order: 27 case examiner, 28 adjudicator
Social workers registered with a current sanction from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025:
- interim conditions of practice order: 27
- interim suspension order: 104
- advice: 2
- warning order: 130
- conditions of practice order: 40
- suspension order: 41
- removal order: 0
As at 31 March 2024:
The social work register
- 7,555 social workers joined the register during 2023 to 2024
- 4,236 social workers left the register during 2023 to 2024
- total number of registered social workers: 102,861
Reasons for leaving the register during 2023 to 2024
4,236 people left the register during 2023 to 2024
- 2,257 people failed to renew their registration
- 1,760 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
- 16 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
- 62 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
- 124 people failed to meet CPD requirements
- 17 people were removed following notification that they had died
Fitness to practise data
Case examiner and adjudicator outcomes during 2023 to 2024:
- no impairment, no further action: 124 case examiner, 30 adjudicator
- no impairment, advice: 34 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- no impairment, warning: 52 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- impaired, no further action: 3 case examiner, 2 adjudicator
- impaired, advice: 1 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
- impaired, warning order: 48 case examiner, 11 adjudicator
- impaired, conditions of practice order: 18 case examiner, 7 adjudicator
- impaired, suspension order: 10 case examiner, 37 adjudicator
- impaired, removal order: 10 case examiner, 27 adjudicator
Social workers registered with a current sanction from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024:
- interim conditions of practice order: 36
- interim suspension order: 134
- advice: 2
- warning order: 123
- conditions of practice order: 42
- suspension order: 63
- removal order: 1