The annual social work registration renewal period opens today.
Practitioners registered with Social Work England have until 30 November 2025 to complete the process, via their online account with the regulator, in order to stay on the register and remain in practice.
This involves three steps:
- completing the renewal form;
- paying the £120 renewal fee (most practitioners pay this in two instalments, taken by direct debit in October and April each year);
- uploading two pieces of continuing professional development (CPD), at least one of which must have been reflected upon with a peer.
The renewal fee has increased by 33% this year, despite the measure - and accompanying increases in the registration, restoration and overseas applicant scrutiny fees - being opposed by the vast majority of about 8,000 consultation respondents and most social work bodies.
For the second year running, Social Work England will not be checking a sample of CPD submissions to see if requirements have been met, because it is planning to consult on revising the process next year.
How Community Care Inform can help you with registration renewal
A subscription to Community Care Inform makes it easy for you to fulfil Social Work England’s annual requirements to record continuing professional development (CPD) so that you can stay on the register.Our Inform Adults and Inform Children sites hold a wealth of learning on all aspects of social work and in a variety of formats, including webinars, podcasts, practice tools and written guidance.
You can then use our CPD log to record your learning in exactly the format that the regulator requires, export this information into a Word document or print it off and then use this to complete your submission in your Social Work England account.
Find out more by reading this article.
