APSCo and Department for Education Roundtable meeting - Child and Family Social Workers: Agency Rules

Shazia is General Counsel and manages the Legal and Compliance team, joining APSCo in 2021. Shazia is a UK qualified lawyer with over 15 years extensive international expertise gained in both private practice and in house. She has worked across diverse industries including the recruitment sector, overseeing corporate, commercial and employment law matters.

Shazia provides expert guidance to members and trusted partners on legal issues and regulatory changes affecting the industry, overseeing our members’ and trusted partners’ adherence to our codes of conduct, and delivering legal services to members including model documents, precedents, legal updates, and the legal helpdesk. She works alongside Tania Bowers on APSCo's public affairs, representing our members’ interests in consultations with the government and other bodies on regulatory change.

Rachel has worked in children’s social care policy, delivery and legislation in the Department for Education for over a decade. This includes work on social care placements, child protection and local government funding.

In May 2023 Rachel began work leading a small team to develop a sustainable social worker market and pay system following the publication of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.