Average local authority child and family social worker agency rate, by children's services inspection rating, 2024

Source: Institute for Government analysis of DfE, 'Children's social work workforce', 2024 and Ofsted, 'Local authority inspection outcomes as at 31 March 2024'.Notes: The agency worker rate is the number of FTE agency (child and family) social workers, divided by the sum of FTE agency social workers and FTE social workers. Inspection outcomes are local authorities' most recent, as at 31 March 2024. Analysis covers England only and excludes the Isles of Scilly, City of London and Rutland, as well as local authorities that submit joint workforce census returns. Get the data Download image
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