Social worker numbers hit new record high in adults’ services

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Social worker numbers hit new record high in adults’ services

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The number of social workers employed by council adults’ services in England has reached a new record high, official figures show. Local authorities had 19,200 practitioners in post as of September 2024, up 700 (3.8%) on the total 12 months previously and 1,900 (11%) higher than the number in September 2022, showed Skills for Care’s annual …