The report into the conduct cases backlog at the social worker regulator GSCC is published today. You can read the depressing findings at
Conducted by the CHRE, whose job is to oversee the healthcare regulators, the report found poor-quality investigations, record-keeping and inconsistent decision-making andsays that inexperienced staff were not provided with adequate training, guidance or reasonable caseloads
Roger Kline of Aspect told Community Care that “the report will come as a surprise to no one who has had experience of the GSCC’c conduct procedures in recent months.”
However, he warned that “Aspect is concerned that the problems at the GSCC should not be used to justify halting the extension of conduct regulation to the rest of the social care workforce at a time when increased “remodelling” of the workforce means more work previously done by social workers may be delegated to other staff. The need for effective regulation is greater than ever and that message should not be lost in the response to this report.”
