That this House marks World Social Work Day 2026 as an opportunity to celebrate the incredibly important role the social work profession holds within our society; recognises the support social workers provide to vulnerable individuals, families, and communities to improve their circumstances every single day; appreciates those who work in adult social care, child social care, social care with people with disabilities, and more, in equal measure; acknowledges the deep commitment shown by social workers in supporting these vulnerable people, despite growing pressures such as increasingly limited resources and higher workloads; notes this crucial work at a time when their pay struggles to keep pace with the high cost of living; applauds the continuing commitment to the highest quality of care in spite of all of these challenges; commits to highlighting the current issues surrounding the recruitment and retention of social work staff; thanks the Social Workers Union and British Association of Social Workers for their continued support of the new Right To Food UK Commission; supports the Social Workers Union and British Association of Social Workers joint campaign to improve working conditions for social workers; and encourages UK Parliamentarians to join the Cross-Party Group for Social Work, to better understand the importance of social work in our society and to champion the role of our social workers.
Signatories (32)
- Ian Byrne Sponsor
- Ian Lavery
- Andy McDonald
- Seamus Logan
- Cat Smith
- John McDonnell
- Richard Burgon
- Rebecca Long Bailey
- Kate Osborne
- Steve Witherden
- Nadia Whittome
- Mary Kelly Foy
- Bell Ribeiro-Addy
- Neil Duncan-Jordan
- Robin Swann
- Apsana Begum
- Kim Johnson
- Rachael Maskell
- Peter Lamb
- Ayoub Khan
- Jim Shannon
- Siân Berry
- Carla Denyer
- Hannah Spencer
- Dr Ellie Chowns
- Adrian Ramsay
- Imran Hussain
- Cat Eccles
- Jon Trickett
- Colum Eastwood
- Emma Lewell
- Iqbal Mohamed