Social Care Council - Registration Fees Review Consultation - 2026

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Closes 9 Nov 2026

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Introduction

This consultation seeks your views on proposals to increase registration fees, to ensure the Council can maintain delivery of its statutory duties and further develop the services it provides to registrants and employers; balanced with considerations about how to do this in a way that is fair, equitable, and proportionate. If you have not already read the full consultation document and supporting guides, they can be downloaded from the links below. This information is also available from the Consultations page of our website.  

Summary of Proposals

  • An increase in fees over a phased two year period (see table below);
  • In year two, introducing a different fee for social work practitioners and senior leader-social workers;
  • Linking the fee level to inflation so the fee automatically increases in line with inflation;
  • No increase in fees for students studying for the Degree in Social Work in years one or two.

The proposed fee level increases are:

Part of Register

 

Current fee

level

Proposed Fee

First year (2027)

Proposed Fee

Second year (2028)

Social worker

£65

£120

£127

*Senior leader / social worker

£65

£120

£150

Social care manager

£65

£120

£127

Social care practitioner

£30

£40

£40 (no change)

Social work student

£20

£20 (no change)

£20 (no change)
*The proposal is to have a new part of the Register ‘Senior Leader- Social Worker’ introduced in the second year – the role equates to those on the Health and Social Care Agenda for Change pay band of 8a and above or equivalent in other sectors.