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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...