Registration and fitness to practise data

As at the end of April 2025: 

The social work register

• 275 social workers joined the register
• 123 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 105,007 

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 3 people failed to renew their registration
• 6 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 114 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 0 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 2025, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 4 case examiner, 1 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, warning: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, warning order: 6 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: 1 case examiner, 0 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• 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 the end of May 2025: 

The social work register

• 380 social workers joined the register
• 49 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 105,337

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 5 people failed to renew their registration
• 6 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 38 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 0 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 May 2025, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 1 case examiner, 0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 3 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: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 0 case examiner, 3 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 3 case examiner, 0 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 26
• interim suspension order: 99
• advice: 2
• warning order: 131
• conditions of practice order: 36
• suspension order: 44
• removal order: 0

As at the end of June 2025: 

The social work register

• 280 social workers joined the register
• 161 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 105,454

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 127 people failed to renew their registration
• 5 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 27 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 June 2025, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 7 case examiner, 1 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 1 case examiner, 0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, warning: 1 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 1 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: 2 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 2 case examiner, 1 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 24
• interim suspension order: 101
• advice: 3
• warning order: 133
• conditions of practice order: 35
• suspension order: 44
• removal order: 1

As at the end of July 2025: 

The social work register

• 888 social workers joined the register
• 42 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 106,294

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 5 people failed to renew their registration
• 3 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 33 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 July 2025, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 5 case examiner, 0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 6 case examiner, 0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, warning: 4 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, warning order: 6 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 1 case examiner, 4 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 22
• interim suspension order: 103
• advice: 3
• warning order: 129
• conditions of practice order: 35
• suspension order: 42
• removal order: 0

As at the end of August 2025: 

The social work register

• 856 social workers joined the register
• 76 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 107,070

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 3 people failed to renew their registration
• 5 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 68 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 0 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 August 2025, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 5 case examiner, 2 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, warning: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 1 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, warning order: 3 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 24
• interim suspension order: 101
• advice: 3
• warning order: 133
• conditions of practice order: 35
• suspension order: 44
• removal order: 1

As at the end of September 2025: 

The social work register

• 1,188 social workers joined the register
• 169 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 108,088

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 2 people failed to renew their registration
• 2 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 165 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 0 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 September 2025, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 0 case examiner, 3 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 1 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: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 3 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 3 case examiner, 3 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 1 case examiner, 1 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 23
• interim suspension order: 109
• advice: 4
• warning order: 120
• conditions of practice order: 37
• suspension order: 40
• removal order: 0