During the second reading of the Children and Young Persons Bill, Conservative peer Baroness Morris of Bolton said children’s social workers would be crucial to the plans.
“They must be properly respected, trained, motivated and resourced,” she said. “There are still too few dedicated children’s social workers, and vacancy rates in London and the West Midlands are currently running at 18 per cent.”
“This makes it hard to provide the much needed consistency of care and time for essential preventive work. This is a vital area, and one that we will pursue.”
Liberal Democrat peer Baronesss Walmsley said proposals to allow private social work practices risk damaging local authority services.
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