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Child and family social work

Knowledge and skills statements. Inter-agency safeguarding. Guidance on becoming a social worker.

Services

  1. Children and family social work workforce return

    The form local authorities must return for the annual data collection, and a guide to the information they need to submit.

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Guidance and regulation

  1. Working together to safeguard children
    • Statutory guidance
    • Department for Education
  2. Apply for Step Up to Social Work
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Education
  3. Social work post-qualifying standards: knowledge and skills statements
    • Guidance
    • Department for Education
  4. Adoption support fund (ASF)
    • Detailed guide
    • Department for Education
  5. Report a serious child safeguarding incident
    • Detailed guide
    • Ofsted
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News and communications

Decision

Direction issued to Buckinghamshire county council

Department for Education

Research and statistics

  1. Characteristics of children in need: 2017 to 2018
    • Department for Education
    • National statistics
  2. Buckinghamshire county council: report on children’s social care
    • Department for Education
    • Independent report
  3. Transgender awareness in child and family social work
    • Department for Education
    • Research
  4. Step Up to Social Work evaluation after 3 and 5 years
    • Department for Education
    • Research
  5. Children's social work workforce 2017
    • Department for Education
    • Official statistics
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Social Work England: secondary legislative framework
    • Department for Education
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 22 March 2018
  2. Social work: national assessment and accreditation system
    • Department for Education
    • Consultation outcome
    • Date closed 14 March 2017
  3. Social Work England: secondary legislation
    • Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
    • Impact assessment
  4. Social Work Reform Board: progress report
    • Department for Education
    • Policy paper
  5. Social Work Reform Board: progress and feedback
    • Department for Education
    • Policy paper
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Organisations