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The new Scottish Act removes any doubt that physical discipline is not acceptable and can only assist social workers when doing multifaceted assessments of families.

Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week

Find out what the team in Scotland have been doing on behalf of members this week in the first of our new weekly roundups.

Share your views on issues that affect you in our new Question of the Month".

Central to the Shaping Social Workers’ Identity all-Ireland study is exploring whether the diversity of social work practice affects the professional identity of social work practitioners.

Maris Stratulis has written to the Children’s Minister to urge the government to change its position on free school meals during the school holidays.

Families and foster carers must be able to buy clothes for looked after children who are placed in an emergency

Coronavirus: During lockdown, there has been a worrying rise in the number of referrals to child protection unit

We urge the government to reconsider its position and give low income families the support that they need

Health and Social Care Committee report urges immediate action to address the social care crisis with calls for sustained investment as the pandemic brings the crisis into stark focus.