§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many social workers approved in connection with the Mental Health Act 1983 have been appointed in each social services authority(a) under transitional assessment arrangements, (b) by examination between 1983 and 1987 and (c) since the examination was discontinued.
§ Mr. MellorThis information is not collected centrally. It is for individual social services authorities to determine how many approved social workers they need to appoint in the light of local circumstances.