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The General Social Care Council (GSCC) is the regulator of social workers and social work education in England.
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.
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.
The online registration tool available to all social workers and social work students
The register of qualified social workers and social work students
We have now launched our Professional Boundaries guidance. A guide aimed to support social workers to practise ethically and safely by encouraging reflection on professional boundaries issues.
For information on the GSCCs transfer of functions to the Health Professions Council, read our FAQs and statement from CE Penny Thompson.
Hi, I’m Steve Grout, Team Manager for the Children in Care Team at Essex County Council. Here at Essex there has been ongoing commitment to nurturing and supporting soc... Read more ›
In July last year, I wrote a blog for the GSCC on my experiences of being a newly qualified social worker (NQSW) and the difficulties I was facing in securing a qualified... Read more ›
The General Social Care Council (GSCC) last week responded to the Health Professions Council’s (HPC) consultation on student fitness to practise and registration providin... Read more ›
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 ›
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 ›
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