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<p>Local authorities are responsible for making best use of their social work resource,
including ensuring social workers have manageable workloads and receive effective
support and supervision.</p><p>The annual Social Work Health Check is a key element
of the Local Government Association’s Standards for Employers and provides a national
picture of social work across adult social care. Findings for the 2017/18 Health Check,
which was completed by 51% of councils and three National Health Service trusts, were
encouraging, with most reporting they had effective workforce planning, safe workloads
and case load allocation. We are working with the Local Government Association and
the sector to refresh the Standards to ensure they apply equally to all settings in
which social workers are employed and to extend the Health Check to children’s social
care.</p><p>Social Work England is consulting on new rules and professional standards
as it prepares to become the specialist regulator for social work, ensuring that promotion
of the highest standards for safe and effective practice is the heart of its role.</p><p>
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