Social Work England proposes 33% rise in fees this year

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Social Work England proposes 33% rise in fees this year

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Social Work England has proposed increasing its fees by a third this year, in a consultation launched today. The proposal is designed to rebalance the regulator’s costs away from taxpayers, who have borne a rising share of its funding since its inception in 2019, while fees for social workers have remained fixed. However, the move has been …