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Children's social worker numbers drop for first time since 2017

The Government has been urged to act after official figures showed the number of children’s social workers has fallen for the first time since 2017.

The Government has been urged to act after official figures showed the number of children's social workers has fallen for the first time since 2017.

New Department for Education data revealed there were 31,600 children and family social workers in England at the end of September 2022 - down 2.7% from the previous year and the first reduction in numbers since the Government started collecting the information in 2017.

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