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4 Policy drivers and relevant legislation in the UK

Abstract

This chapter describes the policy context that might encourage the development and nurturing of community social work across the UK. It outlines the differing legal and policy-making jurisdictions found in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It comes with a health warning that the scene in each country changes with elections and new administrations and can therefore only detail briefly the main drivers at the time of writing.

Abstract

This chapter describes the policy context that might encourage the development and nurturing of community social work across the UK. It outlines the differing legal and policy-making jurisdictions found in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It comes with a health warning that the scene in each country changes with elections and new administrations and can therefore only detail briefly the main drivers at the time of writing.

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. List of figures and tables v
  4. List of abbreviations vi
  5. Glossary of keywords and terms vii
  6. Acknowledgements xiii
  7. Introduction 1
  8. A history of community social work in the UK 13
  9. Bringing community into mainstream social work 33
  10. Community social work for the present era 47
  11. Policy drivers and relevant legislation in the UK 70
  12. Scotland: Fife Council’s community social work team 81
  13. Northern Ireland: Clarendon Medical Practice’s multi-disciplinary team – from ‘Healthy Connections’ to ‘Strengthened Connections’ 98
  14. Wales: examples of community orientation and community social work from Carmarthenshire and Torfaen 107
  15. Community social work with a marginalised minority ethnic group: Gypsy and Traveller communities in England 118
  16. Learning from contemporary experience: reflections on the examples from across the UK 126
  17. Climate change and community social work 132
  18. Community social work within social work education 145
  19. Conclusion: The future of community orientation and community social work 159
  20. References 168
  21. Index 187
A Practical Guide to Community Social Work Practice in the UK
This chapter is in the book A Practical Guide to Community Social Work Practice in the UK
https://doi.org/10.56687/9781447371014-009

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents iii
  3. List of figures and tables v
  4. List of abbreviations vi
  5. Glossary of keywords and terms vii
  6. Acknowledgements xiii
  7. Introduction 1
  8. A history of community social work in the UK 13
  9. Bringing community into mainstream social work 33
  10. Community social work for the present era 47
  11. Policy drivers and relevant legislation in the UK 70
  12. Scotland: Fife Council’s community social work team 81
  13. Northern Ireland: Clarendon Medical Practice’s multi-disciplinary team – from ‘Healthy Connections’ to ‘Strengthened Connections’ 98
  14. Wales: examples of community orientation and community social work from Carmarthenshire and Torfaen 107
  15. Community social work with a marginalised minority ethnic group: Gypsy and Traveller communities in England 118
  16. Learning from contemporary experience: reflections on the examples from across the UK 126
  17. Climate change and community social work 132
  18. Community social work within social work education 145
  19. Conclusion: The future of community orientation and community social work 159
  20. References 168
  21. Index 187
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