Responding to a consultation on the registration of providers of social work services, the Department for Education (DfE) said the most common view was that within independent providers, either all managers or at least a minimum proportion of employees, should be registered social workers.
However, it said that it would not be changing the proposed regulations in order to avoid being overly prescriptive about who is employed.
“DfE believes the underlying aspiration is already addressed through the requirement in the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 that delegated functions be discharged by or under the supervision of a registered social worker, but we do not believe it is desirable to set rigid requirements in terms of staff structure,” the government’s response states.
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