Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in Blackpool
18/12/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 13 December 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Preston who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
05/12/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Fleetwood will be held from 11 to 13 December by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker removed following conduct hearing in London
03/12/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 29 November 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Witney who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

Standards must be set for social work care for learning disabilities
03/12/2007

The GSCC is concerned at the poor standards of services provided for people with learning disabilities reported today in the Healthcare Commission’s audit of services.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
27/11/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Rochdale will re-convene from 4 until 7 December 2007, held by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in London
26/11/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 23 November 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Leeds who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
21/11/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Witney will be held from 27 to 29 November by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
14/11/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Leeds will be held from 19 to 23 November by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Sir Rodney Brooke’s appointment extended as Chair of the GSCC
09/11/2007

Sir Rodney Brooke will remain as Chair of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' until 31 October 2008.

Social worker suspended following conduct hearing in London
02/11/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 31 October 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Pinner who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

Report on The Benefit Barriers to Involvement: Finding Solutions is published
25/10/2007

The Joint Participation Steering Group report titled The Benefit Barriers to Involvement: Finding Solutions is now available on GSCC website.

Mike Wardle appointed Chief Executive of the General Social Care Council
24/10/2007

Mike Wardle has been appointed Chief Executive of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Changes to registration applications from social workers who qualified in Europe
23/10/2007

Information for employers about the implementation of the Recognition of Professional Qualifications Directive 2005/36/EC This directive sets out the conditions under which professionals can practice their profession in a European community member state other than the one in which they obtained their professional qualification.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
22/10/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Pinner will be held from 29 October to 2 November by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in London
18/10/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 17 October 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Colchester who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

GSCC welcomes ‘No More Blame Game – The Future for Children’s Social Workers’ report from the Conservative Party
17/10/2007

The General Social Care Council 'GSCC' has welcomed the Conservative Party’s report, ‘No More Blame Game – The Future for Children’s Social Workers’, and the recognition it gives to the vital role that social workers play in supporting vulnerable children and families.

“Social work at its best” – the role of social work in 21st century care services
17/10/2007

A draft statement describing the roles and tasks of social workers will be discussed tomorrow at the National Children and Adult Services Conference.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
16/10/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from London will be held from 22 to 24 October by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
11/10/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Colchester will be held from 16 to 19 October by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker removed following conduct hearing in London
04/10/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 3 October 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Birmingham who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
26/09/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Birmingham will be held from 1 to 5 October by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker removed following conduct hearing in London
20/09/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 19 September 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Hampshire who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

GSCC welcomes ‘Maintaining Standards: Promoting Equality’ report from the Disability Rights Commission
14/09/2007

The General Social Care Council 'GSCC' has welcomed the Disability Rights Commission’s 'DRC' report, ‘Maintaining Standards: Promoting Equality’.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
11/09/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Hampshire will be held from 17 to 21 September by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
30/08/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Rochdale will be held from 4 September 2007 until 7 September 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in London
29/08/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 24 August 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Portsmouth who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

Social worker conduct hearing reconvened
17/08/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Portsmouth will reconvene on 24 August 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Michael Leadbetter and David Prince appointed to the GSCC Council
16/08/2007

Michael Leadbetter and David Prince have been appointed to serve as Council members of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in London
20/07/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 19 July 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Taunton who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
10/07/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Taunton will be held from 17 to 19 July 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in London
10/07/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 9 July 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Newcastle-upon-Tyne who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in London

02/07/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 29 June 2007 decided the case of a social worker from London who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled

02/07/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Newcastle upon Tyne will be held from 9 to 11 July 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled

21/06/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from London will be held on 28 and 29 June 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Arise Sir Rodney

19/06/2007

Rodney Brooke, Chair of the General Social Care Council, was knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his contribution to public services.

GSCC welcomes report on elder abuse

15/06/2007

The General Social Care Council 'GSCC' today '15 June 2007' welcomed the Department of Health and Comic Relief report “UK Study of Abuse and Neglect of Older People”.

Social worker removed from the Social Care Register following conduct hearing in London
14/06/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' on 14 June 2007 decided the case of a social worker from London who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers.

Lynne Berry to leave the GSCC

12/06/2007

Rodney Brooke, Chair of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC', announced today that Lynne Berry will be leaving the GSCC in September to take up the post of Chief Executive of the WRVS.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled

08/06/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from London will be held on 14 and 15 June 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled

05/06/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Portsmouth will be held on 12 and 13 June 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker removed following conduct hearing in London

23/05/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC', 23 May 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Lincoln who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers by maintaining a grossly offensive website as well as possessing indecent photographs of children.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled

15/05/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Lincoln will be held on 22 May 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in Newcastle

03/05/2007

On 1 May 2007, a Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' decided the case of a social worker from Gateshead who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers by physically restraining a child on two occasions.

GSCC welcomes Status of Social Care Report

27/04/2007

The General Social Care Council 'GSCC' has today '27 April' welcomed Dame Denise Platt’s report ‘The Status of Social Care – A Review 2007’.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in London

27/04/2007

On 25 April 2007, a Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' decided the case of a social worker from Barrow-in-Furness who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers by failing to declare previous criminal convictions and a police caution when completing the Application Form for Qualified Social Workers for registration with the GSCC.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled

24/04/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Gateshead will be held from 30 April to 3 May 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in Birmingham

18/04/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' decided the case of a social worker from Rugby who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers by engaging in inappropriate touching and physical contact with service users.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled

17/04/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Barrow-in-Furness will be held on 25 and 26 April 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled

11/04/2007

The hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Rugby will re-convene from 16 to 18 April, held by the social care workforce regulator for England, the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Roles and tasks of social work in England’ consultation launched

14/03/2007

The next phase of the ‘roles and tasks of social work in England’ project was launched today '14 March 2007' by a project team working with the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

GSCC welcomes consultation on a new Commissioning Framework for NHS and local government

09/03/2007

The General Social Care Council 'GSCC' has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Health, Patricia Hewitt, on the Government’s proposals to consult on a new commissioning framework for health and social care.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in London

08/03/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' yesterday 7 March 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Wolverhampton who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers by driving with excess of alcohol and failing to declare the conviction to the GSCC.

Social work bursary transfers to NHS Business Services Authority

05/03/2007

By 1 April 2007, the social work bursary and postgraduate bursary service will be transferred from the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' to the NHS Business Services Authority 'NHSBSA'.

Social worker removed from register following conduct hearing in Southampton

01/03/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' today 27 February 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Southampton who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers by sending and receiving several emails from his work email account containing offensive, discriminatory and obscene content.

Regulatory bodies join forces to promote working together in children’s services

28/02/2007

A statement of shared values for inter professional working: The organisations that regulate two million nurses, teachers and social workers have joined forces to help promote a shared approach to improving services for children and young people.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
27/02/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Wolverhampton will be held from 6 to 7 March 2007 by the social care workforce regulator for England the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

GSCC welcomes report on the Regulation of Health Professionals
21/02/2007

The General Social Care Council 'GSCC' has today '21 February' welcomed the Department of Health 'DH' report Trust, Assurance and Safety – The Regulation of Health Professionals in the 21st Century.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
20/02/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Southampton will be held from 26 to 28 February 2007 by the social care workforce regulator the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in London
16/02/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' today 16 February 2007 decided the case of a social worker from Loughton who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers having been found guilty of tax fraud committed outside of work.

Government announces domiciliary care workers to join register
15/02/2007

The General Social Care Council 'GSCC' welcomes today’s announcement by the Government to open the Social Care Register to domiciliary care workers and managers.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
08/02/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Loughton will be held on 16 February 2007 by the social care workforce regulator the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Record number of registrants as GSCC reaches 90,000 mark
01/02/2007

The General Social Care Council 'GSCC' has registered the 90,000th registrant on the Social Care Register.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in Lincoln
01/02/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' yesterday '31 January' decided the case of a social worker from Scunthorpe who was alleged to have breached the Code of Practice for Social Care Workers by engaging in inappropriate relationships with service users.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
24/01/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Scunthorpe will be held from 30 January - 1 February 2007 by the social care workforce regulator the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.

Social worker admonished following conduct hearing in London
12/01/2007

A Conduct Committee of the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' yesterday '11 January' decided the case of a social worker from Trowbridge who was alleged to have breached the code of practice for social care workers by failing to follow procedures for the protection of vulnerable children and absence reporting.

GSCC welcomes report on the state of social care in England
11/01/2007

The General Social Care Council 'GSCC' has today '10 January' welcomed the Commission for Social Care Inspection 'CSCI' report The state of social care in England 2005-06.

‘Roles and tasks of social work’ project launched
11/01/2007

The second phase of a project led by the General Social Care Council 'GSCC' which will describe the roles, tasks and value of social work will be launched on 15 January with the publication of a literature review , the report of a preparatory stakeholder event held in November and the announcement of a series of inquiry events.

Social worker conduct hearing scheduled
02/01/2007

A hearing into the conduct of a Registered Social Worker from Trowbridge will be held from 8 – 12 January 2007 by the social care workforce regulator the General Social Care Council 'GSCC'.