Registration and fitness to practise data

As of the end of April 2023: 

The social work register

• 437 social workers joined the register
• 109 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 99,893 

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 4 people failed to renew their registration
• 0 people were removed for administrative reasons
• 98 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 1 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
• 5 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 1 person failed to meet CPD requirements
• 0 people were removed following notification that they had died

Fitness to practise data

in April 23, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 14 case examiner/1 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 2 case examiner/0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, warning: 2 case examiner/2 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0
• impaired, advice: 0
• impaired, warning order: 3 case examiner/4 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 0 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 0 case examiner, 6 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 0 case examiner, 3 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 51
• interim suspension order: 157
• advice: 1
• warning order: 128
• conditions of practice order: 45
• suspension order: 65

As of the end of May 2023: 

The social work register

• 468 social workers joined the register
• 43 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 100,316

Reasons for leaving the register this month

43 people left the register this month

• 2 people failed to renew their registration
• 3 people were removed for administrative reasons
• 34 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 4 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
• 0 people failed to meet CPD requirements
• 0 people were removed following notification that they had died

Fitness to practise data

Case examiner and adjudicator outcomes this month:

in May 2023, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 17 case examiner/7 adjudicator
• no impairment, advice: 8 case examiner/0 adjudicator
• no impairment, warning: 6 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0
• impaired, advice: 0
• impaired, warning order: 2 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 1 case examiner/0 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 1 case examiner, 6 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 1 case examiner, 4 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 49
• interim suspension order: 149
• advice: 1
• warning order: 133
• conditions of practice order: 45
• suspension order: 68

As of the end of June 2023: 

The social work register

• 504 social workers joined the register
• 124 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 100,677

Reasons for leaving the register this month

124 people left the register this month

• 93 people failed to renew their registration
• 6 people were removed for administrative reasons
• 25 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 0 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
• 0 people failed to meet CPD requirements
• 0 people were removed following notification that they had died

Fitness to practise data

Case examiner and adjudicator outcomes this month:

in June 2023, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 19 case examiner/5 adjudicator
• no impairment, advice: 4 case examiner/0 adjudicator
• no impairment, warning: 3 case examiner/3 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner/2 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 0
• impaired, warning order: 7 case examiner/2 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 4 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 1 case examiner, 8 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 1 case examiner, 7 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 45
• interim suspension order: 151
• advice: 1
• warning order: 134
• conditions of practice order: 47
• suspension order: 72

As of the end of July 2023: 

The social work register

• 822 social workers joined the register
• 37 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 101,460

Reasons for leaving the register this month

37 people left the register this month

• 7 people failed to renew their registration
• 5 people were removed for administrative reasons
• 25 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 0 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
• 0 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 0 people failed to meet CPD requirements
• 0 people were removed following notification that they had died

Fitness to practise data

Case examiner and adjudicator outcomes this month:

In July 2023, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 6 case examiner/6 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 2 case examiner/0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, warning: 2 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 1 case examiner/0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 0
• impaired, warning order: 3 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 1 case examiner/2 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 1 case examiner, 4 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 45
• interim suspension order: 144
• advice: 1
• warning order: 128
• conditions of practice order: 46
• suspension order: 79

As of the end of August 2023: 

The social work register

• 989 social workers joined the register
• 58 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 102,388

Reasons for leaving the register this month

58 people left the register this month

• 4 people failed to renew their registration
• 5 people were removed for administrative reasons
• 46 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 3 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
• 0 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 0 people failed to meet CPD requirements
• 0 people were removed following notification that they had died

Fitness to practise data

Case examiner and adjudicator outcomes this month:

In August 2023, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 4 case examiner/2 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 1 case examiner/0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, warning: 3 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 1 case examiner/0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 0
• impaired, warning order: 2 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 1 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 1 case examiner, 2 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 46
• interim suspension order: 142
• advice: 1
• warning order: 122
• conditions of practice order: 45
• suspension order: 77

As of the end of September 2023: 

The social work register

• 985 social workers joined the register
• 85 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 103,284

Reasons for leaving the register this month

85 people left the register this month

• 2 people failed to renew their registration
• 79 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 1 voluntary removal during the fitness to practise process was granted
• 3 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 0 people failed to meet CPD requirements
• 0 people were removed following notification that they had died

Fitness to practise data

Case examiner and adjudicator outcomes this month:

In September 2023, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 7 case examiner/5 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 1 case examiner/0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, warning: 4 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner/0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 0
• impaired, warning order: 5 case examiner/1 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 1 case examiner/0 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 3 case examiner, 4 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 1 case examiner, 3 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 44
• interim suspension order: 142
• advice: 1
• warning order: 125
• conditions of practice order: 43
• suspension order: 79
• removal order: 6