Official Statistics

Children's social work workforce 2016

Staff employed by children's social services in England as at 30 September 2016.

Applies to England

Documents

Main text: SFR08/2017

Main tables: SFR08/2017

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Underlying data: SFR08/2017

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Details

This experimental statistical first release (SFR) includes information on:

  • number of children and family social workers
  • number of agency workers working as children and family social workers
  • vacancy rate of children and family social workers
  • turnover rate of children and family social workers
  • sickness absence of children and family social workers

It is based on the statutory children and family social work workforce data collection.

Children’s services statistics team

Published 16 February 2017