General Social Care Council
Protecting the public by requiring high standards of professional education, conduct and practice of all social workers
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Who we are
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) is the regulator of social workers and social work education in England.
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What we do
We protect the public by maintaining a compulsory register of social workers and enforcing a code of practice, which sets out the standards required of social workers.
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Our commitment
Social workers work with some of the most vulnerable in society, so it is vital that only those who are properly trained and committed to high standards practice.
MyGSCC
The online registration tool available to all social workers and social work students
Register of social workers
The register of qualified social workers and social work students
Forum
The latest posts on our forum
Information for...
Service users and the public
- How to make a complaint about your social worker
- Get involved with the GSCC
- Codes of Practice for Social Workers
Social workers
- Apply for registration
- Forum for social workers
- Sign-up to our e-newsletter for social workers
- Compensation measures information for social workers trained and qualified outside the UK
Social work students
Employers
- E-bulletin for employers
- How to make a complaint about a social worker
- Codes of Practice - employers' responsibilities
- Advice for Employers on the regulation of Social Workers
- Guidance on adaptation periods
Higher Education Institutes
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Social Work Connections December issue released
Read about our new professional boundaries guidance, hear from a retired social worker reflecting on his career and find out how our social worker events around the country have been going.
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HPC transfer information - UPDATED 21 December 2011
For information on the GSCCs transfer of functions to the Health Professions Council, read our FAQs and statement from CE Penny Thompson.
Latest updates
Shallow Slumber – the story of a social worker by a social worker
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I wrote this play as a reaction to my feelings in the immediate aftermath of the Baby P case, though I must stress that the play does not dramatise that story.I wanted to... Read more ›
A retrospective on a career in social work
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My name is Mark Doel and I qualified as a social worker in 1974. My career has taken me through direct practice, teaching, training, researching and writing, and I feel l... Read more ›
An SOS call from a newly qualified social worker
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I graduated from Demontfort University in 2009 and, like many other newly qualified social workers (NQSW), I have been unable to gain employment in a social work post. I... Read more ›
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Press release: GSCC issues guidance to help social workers manage professional boundaries
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) today launched its Professional Boundaries Guidance for the social work sector. The aim of the guidance is to increase public prote... Read more ›
Newsletters
Social workers
Click the link below to visit and sign-up to our newsletter for social workers and students, Social Work Connections.
E-bulletin for employers
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E-bulletin for HEIs
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