Resources

The Scottish Government unveiled its Programme for Government (PfG) 2025-26, including significant developments that will impact social work practice across the country. This briefing document covers the key points within the programme.

The Care Inspectorate's 2024 review of social work governance and assurance arrangements across Scotland

2023 BASW survey findings on the impact of the climate crisis and environmental degradation on their work.

1,200 social workers provide important insight into the challenges of the profession as well as the positives

An evidenced based account of the issues around poverty

Insight into the state of the profession, the views of social workers on key topics and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on social work.

Given the risk of political priorities intruding on professional objectivity, BASW is discouraging our members, as well as other social workers from applying for, or taking up, age assessment roles in the National Age Assessment Board (NAAB).