Social Workers: Complaints
Commons · Question 14572 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of response times from Social Work England for complains about social workers.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 9 Jul 2026
The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. Social Work England is also regulated by the Professional Standards Authority. The government has a statutory obligation to app...