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Photo ID will now be required to vote in some elections across the UK.

Social worker, Food is Care campaign founder and Food Foundation Ambassador, Dominic Watters talks to BASW about the devastating impact of fuel poverty across the UK and what more can be done to tackle it.

Friday 24 February marks the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. BASW UK Chief Executive, Dr Ruth Allen reflects on the devastation caused and considers the UK's approach to responding to this crisis and other humanitarian challenges across the world.

Director of FosterSupport Jane Collins writes about the nature of trauma and how damaging zero tolerance policies are for children in care and SEND.

Anti-racism lead Shantel Thomas says police description of assault fails to understand the seriousness of the incident

BASW UK CEO, Dr Ruth Allen and BASW UK Chair, Julia Ross provide an overview of BASW's month of activities and events this March.

jane fae shares her knowledge and perspective of the ongoing issue of transphobic dog whistles in the UK as part of this educational blog series for social workers.

Practicing social worker Deb Solomon shares her experiences with dog whistles in the workplace. Deb is Chair of the BASW Neurodivergent Social Workers SIG and Co-Chair of the BASW Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Advisory Group.

Holocaust Memorial Day takes place Friday 27 January to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945. This year’s theme is ‘ordinary people.’