Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the General Social Care Council (GSCC)
CONDUCT OF
SOCIAL WORKERS
Key statistics:
Between June 2006, when the first conduct hearing
was held and June 2009, 74 conduct hearings have been completed,
as a result:
— 36 social workers have been removed
from the register*— 9 social workers have being suspended
from the register— 24 admonishments (caution recorded
on the register) have been given.
— In three cases, allegations of misconduct
were not proven
— Two cases have been adjourned
— The GSCC receives an average of 42
complaints about social workers a month.
— The majority of conduct referrals
are closed at the early stages without the need for further investigation
— In two cases the sanction of removal
from the register was overturned by the Care Standards Tribunal
and a lesser sanction imposed.
SOCIAL WORK
EDUCATION
Key statistics:
The Social Work Degree has an average withdrawal
rate of about 15/16%.The table below shows the overall percentage
of students who have withdrawn to date. Please note that the latest
figures are not complete. Some people refer or defer their work
and then drop out 2/3 years later so until all data is complete
the latest figures will not be accurate.
|
| Result | 2003-04
| 2004-05 | 2005-06
| 2006-07 | 2007-08
| 2008-09 | Grand Total
|
|
| Deferred | 37
| 112 | 250
| 74 | 42
| 24 | 539
|
| Failed | 84 |
128 | 117
| 30 | 7
| | 366 |
| No Result Yet | 40
| 78 | 741
| 4,280 | 5,305
| 5,532 | 15,976
|
| Withdrawn | 464
| 760 | 641
| 156 | 88
| 58 | 2,167
|
| Passed | 1,909
| 3,513 | 3,975
| 1,154 | 4
| | 10,555 |
| Referred | 48
| 159 | 357
| 54 | 2
| 3 | 623
|
| Grand Total | 2,582
| 4,750 | 6,081
| 5,748 | 5,448
| 5,617 | 30,226
|
| Withdrawal% | 18%
| 16% | 11%
| 3% | 2%
| 1% | 7%
|
|
| June 2009 | |
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