Written question asked by Helen Hayes (Labour) on Thursday, 19 January 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 January 2023 (named day). It was answered by Claire Coutinho (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 January 2023 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Children: Social Services

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children’s social care vacancies there are by local authority.

Answer

Information on children and family social workers, including vacancies, is published by the department in the annual children's social work workforce statistics. This can be found here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-s-social-work-workforce.

The latest data on the number of full-time equivalent vacancies by local authority is included in the underlying data of this publication and can also be accessed at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/permalink/bf10ff96-58d8-41b3-7d66-08dafabf1de8.

Information on children and family social workers for the year ending 30 September 2022 will be published on 23 February 2023.

Secondary information