Building on the work of the social work taskforce and my review of child protection, we are embarked on a journey towards much higher standards.
The children's secretary, Ed Balls, seemed to hear some of this message and in 2009 established the Social Work Taskforce, on which I served.
Balls has now accepted the recommendations of the Social Work Taskforce, including that employers should listen to frontline practitioners (and pay them more).
The college was established on the recommendations of the Department of Health's social work taskforce to champion all aspects of the profession across the social care sector, following recommendations the death of Baby Peter.
After the tragedy of Baby Peter we saw a swathe of political initiatives – the Social Work Taskforce, the Social Work Reform Board, the Munro review and the College of Social Work among them – but social workers widely report deterioration instead of improvement to their work environment.
The 2009 Social Work Taskforce review rejected the idea, concluding that there was no consensus on the number any cap should be set at. Besides, says Rachael Wardell, chair of the Association of Directors of Children's Services' workforce committee, reducing social worker caseloads is not as straightforward as simply setting a number.
The methodology involved appraising the town's profile, agreeing on critical issues, working in taskforces to develop strategies and projects required to address the issues, agreeing on workable strategies and bankable projects, and facilitating implementation of the planning framework.
"We are doing everything possible, working with the taskforce established by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, to assist students that have been affected". The UK Border Agency's general advice to international students is here.
Another 400 scammers were arrested in "Operation Malicious Mortgage," an FBI run investigation staffed by 180 agents serving 40 taskforces working more than 1200 cases.
The inspectorate's London social care region and the new adoption taskforce are working with the department to improve services.
