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Category: Social Work Campaigns

UK’s largest union calls for scrapping of National Care Service Bill

The Scottish Government’s troubled National Care Service Bill faced a further blow today (Wednesday) as UNISON, the UK’s biggest union

This briefing is about the intended remit of the proposed National Social Work Agency. This remit includes workforce matters and

The Scottish Government proposes to create a National Social Work Agency. It would sit within government as part of a

The proposals by Scottish Government for a National Care Service are heading towards the Bill’s first reading in March. UNISON

This briefing looks at the results of UNISON’s survey of social work members in which we asked for their views

The National Care Service Bill proposes the biggest change to social work services in over 50 years. It transfers statutory

The creation of a National Care Service could mean around 75,000 council employed social care and social work staff transferring

This briefing looks at what the National Care Service Bill means for UNISON’s social work members. The government is clear

This briefing for UNISON local government branches provides action points to help make sure that The Promise is kept within

Social work staff are struggling to deliver the services that children and families need due to understaffing, underfunding and a