While the Social Work Taskforce's final report was relatively short and sweet, implementing its 15 recommendations will be anything but.
The report, Building a Safe, Confident Future, proposes changes to overhaul the training and development of all social workers over the next 10 years.
The reforms, accepted by the government in full, include introducing an assessed year in employment for all new social workers; national standards for support and supervision; high-quality practice placements for social work students; and a national career structure, continuing professional development (CPD) and better pay for all staff.
The recommendations have broad support. But concerns about the practicalities of resourcing such a costly initiative are rife. The government is to set out exactly how costly early next year. In the meantime, local authorities and social work managers are starting to calculate the impact on the workforce.
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