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Ban any requirement to complete CPD for all on leave from work ie maternity

Submitted by Gemma Mattison on Wednesday 1st October 2025

Published on Wednesday 12th November 2025

Current status: Open

Open until: Tuesday 12th May 2026

Current Signatures: 18
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Bodies ~ Breach ~ case ~ Change ~ England ~ Equal ~ Equality Act ~ Law ~ Legally ~ loosing ~ Maternity ~ The Law ~ work

Petition Action

Ban any requirement to complete CPD for all on leave from work ie maternity

Petition Details

We believe it is a breach of the Equality Act when any professionals are required to complete CPD while on maternity leave, as is the case for Social work England. We have degrees and take job interviews we should not have to also do CPD when on leave or else loose our registration.

Additional Information

I want the Government to require them to change policies to align with the law that no one on leave looses their registration because the body’s meant to support them want to make them do work when having much needed and legally protected leave.


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