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Education Committee takes Evidence on The College of Social Work

3 November 2011

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The Education Select Committee will examine progress towards the formation of the College of Social Work which will open itself to members from 3 January 2012 

Select Committee Announcement

For Immediate Release:

Education Committee to take evidence on THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL WORK

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Committee room 18, Palace of Westminster

Witnesses:

At 9.30 am

  • Maurice Bates, Chair of the Transition Board, College of Social Work
  • Allan Bowman, Chair of the SCIE Board, Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
  • Hilton Dawson, Chief Executive, British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
  • A representative from Unison

Purpose of the Session

This one-off evidence session will examine progress towards the formation of the College of Social Work. The College, one of the key recommendations to emerge from the Social Work Task Force report of 2009, is to open its doors to full members from 3 January 2012. 

Further information

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For further information on the College of Social Work Click here

For more information or press inquiries, please contact the Committee’s media officer, Becky Jones, at jonesbl@parliament.uk.

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