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Councils given £1,125 each to meet agency social worker data burdens

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
‘A spokesperson for social work’: Ray Jones’s 50-year career in the sector

Councils warned charging parents for children in care will undermine safeguarding and increase costs

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Caseloads fall at Cafcass but social workers still struggling with work pressures, finds survey

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Rules curbing councils’ use of agency social workers to come into force

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Councils losing ground to NHS in competition for social workers, warns LGA
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