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A cross-Government social work task force led by the Office of the Chief Social Worker is needed to implement an ambitious programme of reform to tackle the recruitment and retention crisis in social work.

Social work recruitment and retention: tackling the crisis

There is a recruitment and retention crisis in social work in England. Vacancy and turnover rates are up, and most people do not stay in local authority social work for longer than 5 years. Government

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