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Parliament's record since 1997: debates, questions, statements, votes, bills, committees and members' interests

Where MPs Stand

Sourced briefings on the record of Parliament

Social Work Reform inquiry

Inquiry by the Education Committee, 15 December 2015 to 13 July 2016. Its page on the Parliament website.

Reports and responses

Evidence sessions

  • 23 March 2016: Ray Jones, Professor of Social Work, Kingston University and St. George’s, Barbara Peacock, Co-Chair, South East Region, Association of Directors of Children’s Services, Councillor Roy Perry, Chair of the Children and Young People Board, Local Government AssociationMarion Russell, Principal Child and Families Social Worker, Cornwall Council, Dr Sam Royston, Director of Research and Policy, The Children’s Society, Peter Watt, National Services Director, NSPCC, Paul Moffat, Chief Executive, Doncaster Independent Children’s Trust
  • 20 April 2016: Samantha Baron, Chair, Joint University Council Social Work Education Committee, Brigid Featherstone, Co-President, Association of Professors of Social Work, Dame Moira Gibb, Chair, Skills for Care, Josh MacAlister, Chief Executive, FrontlineDr Ruth Allen, Chief Executive, British Association of Social Workers, Annie Hudson, former Chief Executive, The College of Social Work, Marc Seale, Chief Executive and Registrar, Health and Care Professions Council, June Thoburn, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, University of East Anglia
  • 4 May 2016: Isabelle Trowler, Chief Social Worker for Children and Families, Department for Education; Edward Timpson MP, Minister for Children and Families, Department for Education.