1. heading Social work and regulation A shared space John Brady, Anglia Ruskin University, 2008

2. Social work and regulation Major Players Healthcare Commission (SCRC, RQIA, QIS, HIW)) Commission for Social Care Inspection (SCRC, SWIA, RQIA, CSSIW) Office of Fair Trading Audit Commission, Audit Scotland Quality Care Commission in England from 2009 Mental Health Act Commission, Mental Health Act Commission Scotland, Mental Health Review Tribunal Government Departments Department of Health Department for Children, Schools and Families Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Ofsted Regulation of children’s care

3. Social work and regulation And others General Social Care Council, CCW, SSSC, NISCC Health profession regulation Health Professions Council (OT’s etc. RPSGB – pharmacists Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence Housing Corporation, Communities Scotland Financial Services Authority Environmental Health (FSA) Health and Safety (HSE) Charity Commission, OSCR, QAA, QAA Scotland QCA, SQA Monitor – regulates foundation trusts Health Protection Agency

4. Social work and regulation And others Overview and Scrutiny CommitteesLocal Involvement Network Social care commissioners Social work Social Care Institute for Excellence Local Strategic Partnership Health and Wellbeing Partnership East of England Strategic Health Authority Local Authority

5. 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

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. 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?