§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what numbers and proportions of residential child care staff currently hold(a) the diploma in social work or an equivalent qualification and (b) a national vocational qualification at level III.
§ Mr. BowisInformation on the qualifications held by social work staff is not collected by the Department of Health. The Local Government Management Board and the Association of Directors of Social Services collect this information in an annual survey and publish it in the "Social Services Workforce Analysis", copies of which will be placed in the Library.
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the Government's target for the number and proportion of residential child care staff to be qualified to the level of the diploma in social work; and