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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Record numbers of children’s social workers in post but fewer holding cases, figures reveal

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Number of agency social workers falls for first time in seven years in children’s services

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Children’s social worker caseload average falls to lowest recorded level, according to DfE measure

Practitioners split over non-social work qualified staff taking on child in need assessments, poll finds

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce
Fall in proportion of Cafcass social workers holding more than 20 cases

Adults, Children, Social work leaders
Almost one in five councils granted ‘exceptional’ financial support to help balance books
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