Social Work England: Finance
Commons · Question 12085 · Tabled 31 Oct 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Cat Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to provide additional funding to Social Work England for the provision of additional fitness to practice final hearings.
Answer
Answered by Janet Daby, 8 Nov 2024
The department has provided additional funding of £7.1 million to Social Work England to clear the backlog of legacy cases inherited from the previous regulator. The department continues to look at ways to provide additional support to reduce cases curren...