§ 22. Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will review the question of the recommended starting salary for qualified probation officers and social workers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CarlisleSubsequent to the Butterworth recommendations about common national starting salaries, the Joint Negotiating Committee for the Probation Service agreed to undertake a survey to establish the facts as to starting salaries paid to local authority social workers at 31st December next, following which both sides would use their best endeavours to secure any fair adjustments on entry points for probation officers from 1st January, 1973. As regards social workers, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 27th November by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security to Questions by the hon. Member for Portsmouth, West (Mr. Judd).—[Vol. 847, c.46–50.]