Registration status

Last updated: 3 June 2025

Social work is a regulated profession. This means that to be able to practise as a social worker in England, individuals must be registered with Social Work England. Once registered, all social workers are listed on our public register.

Our register is a statutory list of individual social workers who practise in England. It provides assurance that the people who practise as social workers in England have the right skills and qualifications and are capable of safe and effective practice.

Every social worker on our register has a registration status. You can read more about what each registration status means below.

Registered

Social workers on our register who are able to practise without restriction have a status of ‘registered’.

Registered, subject to conditions

A registration status of ‘registered, subject to conditions’ means that the social worker was added to our register with some conditions that they have to meet.

No longer registered

If a social worker has a status of ‘no longer registered’, their status will include the reason they are no longer registered, for example ‘failure to renew’ or ‘voluntary removal’.

No longer registered - automatic removal

A registration status of ‘no longer registered – automatic removal’ means that the social worker has been automatically removed from the register as they have been convicted of a listed offence which was committed on or after 2 December 2019. They are not able to practise using the social worker title as of the date of their removal as listed on the register and they are not able to apply to be restored to the register, unless their conviction is quashed.For more information on listed offences and automatic removal see our guidance on automatic removals.