Consultation outcome

Social Work England: secondary legislative framework

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 8 February 2018
• Last updated: 4 June 2018 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Social Work England: secondary legislative framework, government consultation response

Ref: DFE-00174-2018

PDF, 389 KB, 41 pages

Detail of outcome

Summary of responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.

You can also read the related ‘Social Work England: secondary legislation, assessment of impacts’.

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Original consultation

Summary

This consultation seeks views on the policy underpinning draft regulations for the new regulator for the social work profession in England.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
8 February 2018 to 11:59pm on 21 March 2018

Consultation description

Social Work England will be the new professional regulator for social workers in England. It will undertake core regulatory functions including:

• setting standards
• holding the professional register
• approving initial education and training courses for social workers
• running a ‘fitness to practise’ system

This consultation seeks views on the:

• overall approach to creating a modern, proportionate regulatory framework
• specific approach taken in each of the regulatory areas
• possible oversight procedures for regulatory rules
• likely impacts of the proposed changes

Published 8 February 2018
Last updated 4 June 2018 + show all updates

1. 4 June 2018

   Added government's response to the consultation.

2. 8 February 2018

   First published.