Social worker reasons for change
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Reason for each social worker change during the year, including the change to the social worker already assigned to a child at the beginning of the year (1 April) if relevant.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Stability measures for children looked after in England
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Reason for social worker change
- Time period
- 2024
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | cla_group | sw_episode_reason | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA on 31 March | Total social worker episodes | 172570 | 100 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA on 31 March | Absence cover or return from absence | 5930 | 3 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA on 31 March | Child requested change from previous social worker | 430 | k |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA on 31 March | First contact or re-referral | 13560 | 8 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA on 31 March | Managing caseloads | 23050 | 13 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
| sw_episode_reason | Reason for social worker change |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures exclude reasons for new social workers for children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
- Figures exclude Barnet who did not complete a social worker data return and one child from Darlington with missing social worker episodes for the correct period.
- A number of local authorities reported issues with providing the reason a child was assigned a new social worker. Where local authorities were unable to provide the reason a child was assigned a new social worker, these are generally included within the 'Other reason' category. Further details can be found in the methodology document.
- Includes reason for each social worker change during the year, including the change to the social worker already assigned to a child at the beginning of the year (1 April) if relevant.
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