Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many social workers are (a) permanent and (b) agency staff; and what the cost is of employing each group in (i) Enfield North Constituency, (ii) the London Borough of Enfield and (iii) London.

The department does not collect the number of permanent and agency staff at constituency level, and does not collect data on the cost of employing permanent or agency social workers.

In 2022 there were a total of 5,392.8 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) child and family social workers employed by local authorities in London. In addition there were 1,700 child and family social workers in London that were hired as agency staff. This gives a total of 7,092.8 FTE child and family social workers in London.

In 2022 there were a total of 201.2 FTE child and family social workers employed in the London Borough of Enfield. In addition there were 31.3 child and family social workers in the London Borough of Enfield that were hired as agency staff. This gives a total of 232.5 FTE child and family social workers in the London Borough of Enfield.