Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 14572

Social Workers: Complaints

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 9 July 2026

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of response times from Social Work England for complains about social workers.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The department is the sponsor department for Social Work England, and as such we monitor their performance on an ongoing basis. Social Work England is also regulated by the Professional Standards Authority. The government has a statutory obligation to app...

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