It’s not about SWE service to protect the public. It’s their attitude towards social workers who they govern but fail to protect too. How long do you feel that SWE should leave a social worker’s fitness to practice case, whether innocent or guilty of any allegations? Not 1,2,3, or 4 years. Where it the protection they offer the public by letting them wait to know about an outcome for that length of time? It’s emotional and psychological harm.

Further more and even more concerning was in the case of social worker Rachel Meade, the local Council issued a public apology, stating: We apologise to Rachel Meade for the way she has been treated and the upset that has been caused. In contrast, Social Work England did not offer an apology. The employment tribunal criticised the regulator for its failure to offer any form of apology to Meade following the original judgment, describing its actions as a serious abuse of power.

Consequently, I would appreciate a clear explanation of how this organisation actively supports its members in a meaningful way. In the past, there have also been perceptions that funds have been allocated to events such as Christmas parties rather than directly benefiting the professionals you represent. Given the financial and professional challenges we face daily, I urge you to provide transparency on how our membership fees are being utilised to offer genuine support and advocacy for social workers.

I cancelled my direct debit when I finally decided I could no longer bear to practice as a social worker and obviously did not renew my registration. SWE harassed me for 3 months before they accepted that I was no longer working as a social worker. More concerned with raising revenue than anything else it seems.

Mine was 4 years and 3 weeks. No foundation. I’m too angry to rant. 30 years social care reputation ruined.

The pressures of the job are destroying so many social workers and forcing them to quit or work in survival mode. This in turn is putting pressure on other resources and it is then the very people social workers wanted to help that ends up facing the brunt of it all and then costs the tax payers even more!

I would gladly pay the extra fees if swe started to look at why so many individual social workers are on their knees. Instead of looking at their fitness/capacity to do the job, do something about what is stopping them and making them become so disheartened! It just cannot continue as it is!

Some of who were BASW members but resigned amongst other reasons because of the uncritical relationship it has with SWE are not surprised. It seems the supposed kudos of regular meetings with SWE is more important and ego boosting than actually standing up for social workers. As Tahin infers BASW and SWE are two sides of the same coin. Compromised and emasculated by choice in the case of BASW and wallowing in self pity while mired in incompetence in the case of SWE.