Guidance

Children’s social work workforce census: guide

Guide for local authorities submitting children’s social work workforce returns.

Applies to England

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This guide is for local authorities preparing a children’s social work workforce return.

It includes information on:

  • submission deadlines
  • validation checks
  • year-on-year checks
  • data modules

Go to children’s social work workforce census: guide to submitting data to see how local authorities should collect and submit data.

Published 17 October 2017
Last updated 7 August 2020 + show all updates
  1. Added 'Children's social work workforce census, year ending 30 September 2020: guide'. This replaces the 2019 guide.

  2. Added 'Children's social work workforce census, year ending 30 September 2019: guide'. This replaces the 2018 guide.

  3. Children's social work workforce census, year ending 30 September 2018: guide added. This replaces the 2017 guide.

  4. First published.