Social Workers

Question

In accordance with FOI, I would like to know how many frontline social workers you have working in child protection in each of the last five financial years. (2016/17, 2015/16, 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13)
I would also like to know how many vacancies you have for frontline social workers working in child protection in each of the last five financial years.
(If the answer to these first two questions fluctuated over the course of each year, I suggest providing the number employed/vacancies on April 1st of each year.)
I would also like to know how many deaths of children know to social work occurred in your council area in each of the last five financial years.
And how many child protection serious or significant case reviews you have had in each of the last five financial years?
And if possible, can you attach the findings/recommendations of those case reviews?

Answer

In accordance with FOI, I would like to know how many frontline social workers you have working in child protection in each of the last five financial years. (2016/17, 2015/16, 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13). 8

I would also like to know how many vacancies you have for frontline social workers working in child protection in each of the last five financial years.  0

(If the answer to these first two questions fluctuated over the course of each year, I suggest providing the number employed/vacancies on April 1st of each year.)

I would also like to know how many deaths of children know to social work occurred in your council area in each of the last five financial years. 0

And how many child protection serious or significant case reviews you have had in each of the last five financial years? 0