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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HPC transfer information - UPDATED 28 March 2012
For information on the GSCCs transfer of functions to the Health Professions Council, read our FAQs and statement from CE Penny Thompson.
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The supply of social work practice placements: Employers’ views report released
The new GSCC report analyses the views of employers on the provision of practice placements for social work students.
Latest updates
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GSCC launches report on involving people who use services and their carers in its work
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) has today launched its learning report, ‘Involving people who use services and their carers in the work of the GSCC 2001-2012’, whi... Read more ›
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 ›
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Employers value experience of having students on placements, GSCC report finds
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) today launched its new report, The supply of social work practice placements: Employers’ views, which analyses the views of employe... Read more ›
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GSCC response to HPC's student consultation outcome
In response to the HPC Council’s decision on the registration of social work students in England, Penny Thompson, Chief Executive of the GSCC said: “Given the sheer weig... Read more ›
The Only Way Is Social Work - a student perspective
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All being well, I am 10 weeks from qualifying to become a social worker. I’m not one to tempt fate and I am never 100% confident until it is signed, sealed and delivered,... Read more ›
Remembrance of involvement with GSCC in regulating the social work degree
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I have been involved with the Service User/Carer committee of the GSCC for many years. In 2008, the GSCC established a team of 15 people who use services and carers to ta... 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
Sign up for our employers e-bulletin using the link below.
E-bulletin for HEIs
Sign up for our HEIs e-bulletin using the link below.
