What is the difference between the GSCC Code of Practice and the BASW Code of Ethics?
The GSCC Codes set out the standards of practice and conduct that workers and their employers should meet. The Employers Code is not yet mandatory but is likely to become so, and that will require employers to ensure you are able to comply with the Code. You can download both codes here. The GSCC Code is a statutory one. As a result, compliance with the Code is a condition of social workers remaining registered, and without registration, you cannot work as a social worker. Section 62 of the Care Standards Act 2000 requires the GSCC to produce the codes and means that, for the first time, the social care sector has similar regulation to doctors and nurses. Registered social care workers who breach the codes can be (and sometimes are) removed from the Social Care Register. The CQC (Care Quality Commission) and Ofsted are supposed to take the Code of Practice for Social Care Employers into account when enforcing care standards. The Codes of Practice are to be amended in the near future pr
