Social Workers (Hansard, 6 July 1993)

HC Deb 06 July 1993 vol 228 c115W 115W

§ 11. Mr. Alan Howarth
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many trained social workers are currently employed by local authority social services departments.

§ Mr. Bowis
From the latest information available—"Local Authority Social Services Statistics: Staff of Local Authority Social Services Departments 30 September 1991: England"—there are some 25,500 whole-time equivalent field social work posts in local authorities—an increase of 36 per cent. over the 10 years to 1991—with about 90 per cent. professionally qualified.