Local Government Association

The LGA stands in support and solidarity with Ukraine, and is keen to work with government on arrivals schemes and other related issues, including cyber security and community cohesion and resilience.

Background information for councils from Government on how to support arrivals from Ukraine and their hosts

Standard 8 is about creating strong partnerships and collaborating with stakeholders to recruit, retain, develop and support the social work workforce. Stakeholders include employers, sector bodies, government, unions, higher education institutions and other training providers.

Standard 7 is about supporting social workers to maintain their professional registration with the regulator.

Standard 6 is about social workers being provided with the opportunity to learn, keep their knowledge and skills up to date, and critically reflect on the impact this has on their practice.

Standard 5 is about making sure students and qualified practitioners can reflect critically on their practice through high quality, regular supervision.

Standard 4 is about promoting a positive culture for employee wellbeing and supporting social workers to have the practical tools, resources and the organisational environment they need to practice effectively and safely.

Standard 3 is about ensuring that employees have safe workloads reflective of their experience and skill, resulting in better outcomes for adults, families and children using the social work service.