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Agency social work rules: ‘hugely frustrating’ delay to DfE consultation response

Community Care

The government has delayed its response to a consultation on controversial national rules to regulate agency social work in England’s statutory children’s services. That councils do not engage agency workers for a period of three months after they have left a substantive role within the same region (excluding certain exceptions).

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Social worker changes undermined engagement with children later convicted of violent crimes – review

Community Care

High levels of social worker turnover undermined engagement with six young people with histories of social care involvement who were later convicted of violent offences, a review has found. Applying tenacity when working with children, young people and families and asking why if people do not engage.

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Welsh Government consulting on eliminating profit-making provision for children in care

Community Care

The Welsh Government has opened a consultation on plans to eliminate profit-making residential and fostering provision for children in care. As of March 2021, the rate of Welsh children in care was 115.3 per 10,000 of the population, far above the 67 per 10,000 for their English counterparts.

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Social Work England consults on best interests assessor training standards

Community Care

It has launched the consultation in the wake of the government’s decision in April to delay introducing the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) – its planned replacement for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) – beyond the next election, due in 2024.

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Councils to be able to exceed agency social work price caps under planned locum rules

Community Care

The flexibility comes despite Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) concerns that breaches would risk undermining national rules on councils engaging child and family social workers, of which the price caps are a part.

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DfE ditches plan to cap agency social worker pay to equivalent for permanent staff

Community Care

However, while it still going ahead with national rules, the DfE has made significant changes to its original plans, following a consultation that exposed a wide gulf in views on the issue, in particular between permanent and agency social workers.

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What’s in it for Me?: Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement

Nicole Clark Consulting

Evaluating Stakeholder Engagement appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting. In the marketing and advertising world, there’s the question “What’s in it for me?” WIIFM for short). What’s in it for me?” [.]. The post What’s in it for Me?: