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Social work and regulation. A shared space John Brady, Anglia Ruskin University, 2008. Major Players. Commission for Social Care Inspection (SCRC, SWIA, RQIA, CSSIW). Quality Care Commission in England from 2009. Healthcare Commission (SCRC, RQIA, QIS, HIW)).
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heading Social work and regulation A shared space John Brady, Anglia Ruskin University, 2008
Social work and regulation Major Players Commission for Social Care Inspection (SCRC, SWIA, RQIA, CSSIW) Quality Care Commission in England from 2009 Healthcare Commission (SCRC, RQIA, QIS, HIW)) Mental Health Act Commission, Mental Health Act Commission Scotland, Mental Health Review Tribunal Audit Commission, Audit Scotland Ofsted Regulation of children’s care Office of Fair Trading Government Departments Department of Health Department for Children, Schools and Families Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Social work and regulation And others • Health profession regulation • Health Professions Council (OT’s etc. • RPSGB – pharmacists • Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence Monitor – regulates foundation trusts Housing Corporation, Communities Scotland General Social Care Council, CCW, SSSC, NISCC Environmental Health (FSA) Health and Safety (HSE) Financial Services Authority QCA, SQA Charity Commission, OSCR, QAA, QAA Scotland Health Protection Agency
Social work and regulation And others Overview and Scrutiny Committees Local Involvement Network Social Care Institute for Excellence Local Authority Local Strategic Partnership Health and Wellbeing Partnership Social care commissioners East of England Strategic Health Authority Social work
Social work and regulation Regulation – never ending change • NCSC lasted three weeks • Commission for Healthcare Inspection 2 years • SSI became CSCI (finishes 2009) • Care Quality Commission in 2009 • Review of professional regulation • Local Involvement Networks • Situation very different in NI, Wales and Scotland
Social work and regulation The regulatory role • Complex, fragmented and ephemeral • What do they do? • Difficult to pin down – • What is ideology and/or culture? Is there an understanding of the role? • Do they have a leadership role?
Social work and regulation Regulatory role • Less centralised or more centralised • Less accessible or more accessible? • Networked governance or marketised voices? • Accountable to users or to politicians?
Social work and regulation thoughts • Where is regulation on the social work education and research map? Should it be there - why? • How do the regulatory institutions link to social work – what contact do they make?