Registration and fitness to practise data
Data relating to our social work register and fitness to practise cases
Data relating to July 2025
Registration
The social work register
As at the end of July 2025:
- 888 social workers joined the register this month
- 42 social workers left the register this month
- total number of registered social workers: 106,294
Reasons for leaving the register this month
42 people left the register this month
As at the end of July 2025:
- 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 people failed to meet CPD requirements
- 0 people were removed following notification that they had died
Fitness to practise data
Case examiner and adjudicator outcomes this month
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
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: (334)
Social workers registered with a current sanction in July 2025:
- 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
Data archive monthly reports
Monthly reports for the year 2025 to 2026
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
Data archive annual reports
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