Use this interactive map to find out the vacancy rates in your local authority, broken down into children’s and adult services. The data comes from Freedom of Information requests sent to all local authorities and health and social care trusts in the UK.

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Use this map to find out where the worst vacancy rates are, by region.

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Find out the reasons behind some of the highest overall vacancy rates, as well as how Richmond Council reduced its rate from 36% to 8%.

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Use this interactive map to find out the proportion of agency social workers used in your local authority, broken down into children’s and adult services. The data comes from Freedom of Information requests sent to all local authorities and health and social care trusts in the UK. Where it says “no data” or there is a question mark, data was either not supplied or provided in an incorrect format.

For a full list of the proportion of agency social workers, used countrywide, click here

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