Annual workforce statistics produced by the Department for Education have for the first time included detail on average children's social work caseloads in each of the 152 local authorities.
While the average for England has been calculated at 16.1 cases per social worker, there is a wide variation across local authority areas.
The council with the lowest average caseloads is Lambeth at 7.6, but some have caseloads in excess of 30.
In total there are 11 councils with average caseloads of 25 or higher - Blackburn (25), St Helens (26.3), Hull (26.4), Stoke (27.8), Hertfordshire (28), Luton (28.7), Peterborough (30.9), Southend (30.4), Hampshire (28.3), Surrey (26.6), and Bristol (25.1).
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