Registration and fitness to practise data

As at the end of April 2024: 

The social work register

• 245 social workers joined the register
• 103 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 103,000 

Reasons for leaving the register this month

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

Fitness to practise data

in April 2024, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

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

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 36
• interim suspension order: 126
• advice: 2
• warning order: 118
• conditions of practice order: 44
• suspension order: 63
• removal order: 0

As at the end of May 2024: 

The social work register

• 198 social workers joined the register
• 65 social workers left the register
• total number of registered social workers: 103,133

Reasons for leaving the register this month

65 people left the register this month

• 0 people failed to renew their registration
• 10 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 53 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 2 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 2024, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

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

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 35
• interim suspension order: 124
• advice: 2
• warning order: 120
• conditions of practice order: 45
• suspension order: 56
• removal order: 0

As at the end of June 2024: 

The social work register

• 332 social workers joined the register this month
• 109 social workers left the register this month
• total number of registered social workers: 103,353

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 84 people failed to renew their registration
• 2 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 21 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 2 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

in June 2024, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 9 case examiner, 0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 3 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• no impairment, warning: 3 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, warning order: 4 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 2 case examiner, 0 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: 37
• interim suspension order: 120
• advice: 2
• warning order: 120
• conditions of practice order: 47
• suspension order: 55
• removal order: 0

As at the end of July 2024: 

The social work register

• 966 social workers joined the register this month
• 48 social workers left the register this month
• total number of registered social workers: 104,270

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 4 people failed to renew their registration
• 0 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 34 people were removed following a request for voluntary removal
• 2 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

in July 2024, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 10 case examiner, 0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• no impairment, warning: 10 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, warning order: 7 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 1 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 1 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 1 case examiner, 4 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 36
• interim suspension order: 116
• advice: 2
• warning order: 123
• conditions of practice order: 46
• suspension order: 49
• removal order: 0

As at the end of August 2024: 

The social work register

• 812 social workers joined the register this month
• 55 social workers left the register this month
• total number of registered social workers: 105,025

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 2 people failed to renew their registration
• 8 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 45 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

in August 2024, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 9 case examiner, 1 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• no impairment, warning: 2 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, warning order: 4 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 6 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 0 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 4 case examiner, 2 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 33
• interim suspension order: 113
• advice: 2
• warning order: 127
• conditions of practice order: 50
• suspension order: 50
• removal order: 0

As at the end of September 2024: 

The social work register

• 945 social workers joined the register this month
• 155 social workers left the register this month
• total number of registered social workers: 105,814

Reasons for leaving the register this month

• 1 people failed to renew their registration
• 12 people were removed by adjudicators following a hearing
• 142 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

in August 2024, case examiners and adjudicators made the following decisions:

• no impairment, no further action: 11 case examiner, 0 adjudicator 
• no impairment, advice: 4 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• no impairment, warning: 3 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, no further action: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, advice: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, warning order: 6 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, conditions of practice order: 0 case examiner, 0 adjudicator
• impaired, suspension order: 0 case examiner, 1 adjudicator
• impaired, removal order: 4 case examiner, 2 adjudicator

Social workers registered with a current sanction:

• interim conditions of practice order: 32
• interim suspension order: 112
• advice: 2
• warning order: 131
• conditions of practice order: 45
• suspension order: 46
• removal order: 0