Mr. Vivian Geiran:

Human rights were included in the code of ethics and practice for social workers under the CORU framework. As I understand it, however, it seems CORU, in taking in the responsibility for the registration of an increasing array of professionals, has genericised the code of practice and ethics, part of which has involved the removal of the human rights aspect of the code of practice and ethics, which is core to social work but not to other registered professionals. It is my perception that in trying to make a code of practice and ethics that will cover all the registered professionals, that has been the upshot, which is regrettable. The IASW is opposed to that and is seeking to have it reversed.