The plan was initially put forward as part of the government’s response to the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care earlier this year.
Such teams see agencies offer an entire team to local authorities rather than just the number of social workers required.
An investigation by CYP Now, which was cited in the government’s response to the Care Review, found a 10-fold rise in agency teams being used by local authorities in last five years, amounting to a total cost of £41.1m across all councils.
The public consultation on workforce proposals made following the Care Review’s final report reveals that more than half of respondents agreed that project teams should no longer be used, while nearly a third disagreed.
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