Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children's residential care staff in England are not social work qualified; and what plans he has for Social Work England to register chilldren's residential care staff.
The information requested is not held centrally.
Social Work England will be responsible for registering all individuals who are qualified to practise as social workers in England. This will include social workers working in residential child care settings. Social Work England will not register children’s residential care staff who are not qualified social workers.