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News
Latest news from Social Work England
24/11/2025
Save the date for a one-day summit into artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of social work
Social Work England and Skills for Care are hosting a free one-day summit on Wednesday 20 May 2026 in Birmingham.
13/11/2025
Social Work Week
Social Work Week 2026: Call for contributors as dates announced
Social Work England are calling for contributors to their online programme for the week, while encouraging professionals and organisations to mark this moment in ways that fit their local context and need.
05/11/2025
Announcement
Government announces Dame Annie Hudson will conduct an Independent Review of Social Work Regulation
The Department for Education has announced that Dame Annie Hudson will be leading the Independent Review of Social Work Regulation.
27/10/2025
Board paper
Board papers - 31 October 2025
We are committed to openness and transparency. With this in view, we will publish all of our board papers online.
20/10/2025
Consultation
Consultation on our adjudicator consensual disposal guidance
We’ve now opened an 8-week public consultation on new guidance we’ve developed to support people with the new adjudicator consensual disposal process.