Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 121545
Social Workers: Medical Examinations
Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding for Social Work England to clear the fitness to practise backlog; and what her Department's target is for reducing the average time from referral to heari
Answer
Josh MacAlisterThe department is the sponsor department for Social Work England (SWE), the independent regulator, and monitors their performance on an ongoing basis. Funding is provided to SWE annually and is based on the need to deliver against its business plan. SWE r...
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