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Written question asked by Liam Fox (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 November 2002. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 November 2002 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Dept of Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of children on child protection registers do not have allocated social workers. - Including fact that not held centrally.
Answer

Dr. Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of children on child protection registers do not have allocated social workers. [78026] Jacqui Smith: The information requested is not held centrally. However, it is of interest that all children on the child protection register in the councils visited during last winter's children's safeguards inspections had an allocated social worker.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
78026; 392 c422-3W;392 c434W
Session
2001-02
Subjects
Children Abuse Protection Social workers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk