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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 03:03:24 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 7 Nov 2012 11:39:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:13:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #720]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:06:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Rebecca Lofthouse [Signature #719]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 12:16:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Nancy Maguire [Signature #718]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nancy Maguire<p>I think it is completely unacceptable to charge us so much! What are we actually getting for our money?</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:12:47 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Philip Rhoden, Mitcham, United Kingdom<p>the increase in registration fee is excessive, it feels unfair given what we will receive in return. There is little comparison between the HCP fee and the old fee.  Please review the decison, social workers are already low paid and to incure a further hit to our wages seems too much.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:48:54 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Sep 2012 10:07:42 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Sep 2012 07:46:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Denise Ayling [Signature #713]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 6 Sep 2012 07:46:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ruby Evans [Signature #712]</title>
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      <title>MARY ELIZABETH NOLAN [Signature #711]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MARY ELIZABETH NOLAN, United Kingdom<p>I PAY REGISTRATION, UNION FEES, AND MEMBERSHIP OF ANY PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION(S) OF WHICH I AM A MEMBER. I DO NOT NEED AN INCREASE IN MY REGISTRATION FEES.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Wigan, Lancashire, United Kingdom<p>Far too big of a rise;  Ive paid Fees all of my Career, but come on. this is a massive hike.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Paul Chadwick, United Kingdom<p>Far too expensive.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Christopher Sherrington [Signature #706]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 04:19:59 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 03:43:12 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Graham Hartley, Morecambe, Lancashire, United Kingdom<p>Outrageous hike in fees - unjusifiable in this current economic climate. already paid in February, am expected to pay again. If my council employers agree to recompense me then local services are penalised. Very angry!</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lisa Stace, Strood, kent, United Kingdom<p>Unfair hike in registation fees and 50% reduction not for all NQSW...only those who didnt register with GSCC...so wrong</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:52:06 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jodine Raines, Dorset, United Kingdom<p>If every social worker refuses to pay they will have to reconsider.  I strongly believe we are being unfairly treated.  Not only are they not honouring fees already paid for a three year period our personal details were shared without our consent ie direct debits.  I am amazed at this rash and dissrespectful action.  SW would be disaplined for such behaviour.  Why should we pay to be regulated by an unfair, unconscientious and dishonest system?</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[rob rooney<p>The arrogance of these people, to foist this on us with no consultation when we have had no pay rise since 2009 and when we are beset by uncertainty, has to be stood up to and overcome</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Aug 2012 06:51:57 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Jaime Pearce, Bristol, United Kingdom<p>Combined with the continuing rise in the cost of living and the ongoing pay freeze for public sectors workers this, rise seems huge and very unfair.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[simon gerty<p>A hike in registration fees is unfair and you need to listen to what social workers and their representatives are telling you.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Roline Hargreaves, Riseley, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom<p>I am a social worker who has qualified outside the UK.I am now a British citizen and has been practising in the UK for the last 9 years. My initial registration fee with the HPC will be &pound;420.00!!! This is called a scrutiny fee. Why do I have to be scrutinised again when the GSCC has deemed me as competent to practice in the UK already ANDon top of that pay a highter registration fee??</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Tony Littler, Liverpool<p>As if we have a choice.  The HPC is a needless quango exercising its muscle to fund its own existence, rather like a school bully extorting dinner money in the playground.</p>]]></description>
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