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BASW UK and SWU raise serious concerns over Part 3 of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which gives police forces more power to place restrictions on protests and public assembly.

The draft guidance further discriminates against Gypsy and Traveller communities, with it telling police to avoid ‘gold-plating’ the human rights of those using unauthorised encampments.

BASW England has been strongly encouraging members to share their views - and we've also put together our own submission, which you can read here.

Kerri Prince, Public and Political Affairs Lead, provides the last Westminster update of 2021.

Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities across the UK will face further discrimination as a result of the measures and guidance in the Bill.

This atmosphere of hostility towards human rights and legal accountability in the UK cannot continue.

BASW England wrote to Lords ahead of Tuesday’s Second Reading with a briefing about the key issues within the Bill.

Nobody should accept derogatory language that seeks to locate the blame with the person currently in hospital - as if they are somehow responsible for another person having to wait.

This week the Government released its long-awaited White Paper, which sets out a 10-year vision for reform that seeks to put people at the centre of social care.

BASW supports the 16 Days campaign and is sharing a range of social work resources and content around the issue of gender-based violence.