I repeat again , social workers Black , Asian and other non white practitioners, need to know Social Work England is not an organisation that is prescribed agency for whistle blowing however you can still refer individuals practitioners managers or social workers who are registered to social work England for theses matter and other wrongdoings , such as racial discrimination whether this is indirect or direct ( conscious or unconscious) . So if you have evidence that you have been wrongly accused by managers/social workers don’t be afraid to use the referral process and refer individual managers/social workers who have made up trump up allegations against you to social work England in their own rights. If social work England operates fairly then they will investigate these individuals.

Social work England have a legal and regulatory obligations, under the equality 2010 with regards to various protective characteristics who include race.

See what Standard 3 of the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care’s good standards of regulation, that came into effect in January 2020, ……..

Social work England, is in place to protect the public, however the above paragraph about standard 3 says the regulator should understand the diversity of its registrants and their patients and services users…. ….ensure that it’s processes do not impose inappropriate barriers or otherwise disadvantage people with protective characteristics.

I don’t feel that social work England is really following its legal requirements as urgently as it could they only work that has been completed has been in relation to reasonable adjustments. Race and other protective characteristics appear to be the last resort, and leaving registrants to record their ethnicity/race if they want is wrong ?. Social work England needs to understand that if black practitioners and social workers from other ethnic groups are discrimination against by white social workers/ managers this means that these same social workers/managers will act the same way when working with black children and families who receive social work inventions. Remember I am not saying all white practitioners, let me be clear about that!

The Social Work England standards need to be altered they need to make a very clear statement around zero tolerance in relation to practices overt and covert ( conscious and unconscious biases) racism and discrimination.
It needs to state explicitly about anti-racist, anti oppressive and discriminatory practices. These are the fundamental values of social work practice. I’m not sure what they are waiting for.

Yes Sarah , the indefensible cannot be defended, as stated by Sophia.
frankly I am sick of the excuses around institutional racism in social work .

Alan, we may have to comply with the compulsory CPD circus and SWE’s financial demands, but that doesn’t mean we have to engage with their optional data collection (delay tactics) does it?

When can we have an effective non-government imposed regulator?

Slightly confused by your argument Cecilia given that you presumably comply with their nonsense about CPD and pay them your money for the privilege too.