ADCS response: agency rules statutory guidance consultation

Responding to the child and family social workers: agency rules statutory guidance consultation John Pearce, ADCS President, said:

“ADCS has long been calling for coordinated, national action to help manage the agency social work market so that it works for local authorities and, even more crucially, children. The costs associated with the use of agency social workers and project teams have risen sharply in recent years at a time when local authority finances are in turmoil. We are pleased the government has a plan to address the challenges we face and it is positive that the timetable for implementing change has been accelerated. We support the plan to move at pace and implement the statutory guidance at the earliest possible opportunity; we cannot afford to stand still. I encourage all councils to respond to this consultation so that we can get this right for the children and families we work with by implementing the proposed changes.”

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