Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the (a) letter sent from the chief social worker to local authorities in October 2016 on the Children and Social Work Bill and (b) responses received.

The letter sent from the Chief Social Worker to local authorities, regarding the Children and Social Work Bill has been placed in the House library, where it is accessible to members of both Houses.

The intent of this letter was to provide local authorities with additional information on the Bill and received no direct responses.