Freedom of information response

1) Please provide a list of caseholding social workers and the number of children allocated to them as of the date of responding (please indicate this date in your response) and if possible, please include their team. (Assessment, long term, children in care, care leavers etc)

For example;

• CLA – 16 social workers (6 agency workers) – 13 cases each on avg.
• Aftercare  - 1 social worker – 21 cases
• CWD - Main team: 5 SW
• SW CWD: 18
• SW CWD: 15
• SW CWD: 14
• SW CWD: 12
• SW CWD (ASYE): 9
• CWD Review team: 3 SW
• SW CWD review team: 35
• SW CWD review team: 36
• SW CWD review team: 33
• Assessment
• Social Worker 1 – 15 children
• Social Worker 2 – 21 children
• Social Worker 3 – 16 children
• Social Worker 4 – 9 children
• Social Worker 5 – 21 children
• Social Worker 6 – 18 children
• Social Worker 7 – 18 children
• Social Worker 8 – 15 children
• Social Worker 9- 14 children
• Social Worker 10 – 20 children
• Social Worker 11- 10 children
• Social Worker 12- 21 children
• Social Worker 13- 18 children
• Social Worker 14- 16 children
• Social Worker 15 – 8 children
• Social Worker 16 – 14 children
• Social Worker 17 – 12 children
• Social Worker 18 -  22 children
• Social Worker 19 – 17 children
• Social Worker 20 – 18 children
• FST 1
• Social worker 1 – 18 children Locum worker
• Social worker 2 – 16 children and Locum worker
• Social worker 3 – 21 children and Locum worker
• Social worker 4 – 16 children and Locum worker
• Social worker 5 – 17 children and locum worker
• Social worker 6 – 11 children
• FST 2
• Social worker 7 – 22 children
• Social worker 8 – 21 children and Locum worker
• Social worker 9 –  21 children and Locum worker
• Social worker 10 –  10 children
• Social worker 11 –  22 children and locum worker
• Social worker 12 – 13 children
• FST 3
• Social worker 13 – 15 children
• Social worker 14 –  10 children and locum worker
• Social worker 15 –  11 children and locum worker
• Social worker 16 – 13 children and locum worker
• FST 4
• Social worker 17 –  13 children and locum worker
• Social worker 18 –  15 children and locum worker
• Social worker 19 –  15 children
• Social worker 20 –   15 children
• Social worker 21 – 9 children and locum worker
• FST 5
• Social worker 22 –   19 children and locum
• Social worker 23 –   20 children
• Social worker 24 –  21 children and locum
• Social worker 25 –    17 children
• Social worker 26 –  2 children and locum
• FST 7
• Social worker 27 –   15 children and locum
• Social worker 28 –    12 children and locum
• Social worker 29 –   13 children and locum
• Social worker 30 –     19 children and locum
• Social worker 31 – 14 children and locum
• Social worker 32 – 0 children ASYE new to service.

2) How many and what percentage of the caseholding social workers listed in question 1 are agency / contingent staff?

• Children Looked After & Aftercare 38%
• CWD Main & Reviewing Team Percent agency staff: 0%
• Assessment Team 35%
• Family Support Team - 69%

3) Please share your local authorities 2024-2025 Children's Social Care Training / Learning & Development programme. –

We are looking at statutory and mandatory training and aim to have the programme agreed by the end of May 2024.

4) Please share the local authorities CSC workforce development strategy.

The workforce strategy is not available as it is  in draft form and not finalised and approved

5) How many Newly Qualified Social Workers in Children's Social Care does the local authority currently have? (Number as of date of responding, please indicate this date in your response)

There are 11 NQSW’s in children services

6) Please share the number of children allocated to each CSC NQSW. (As of date of responding, please indicate this date in your response)