Agency social work rules come into force

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Rules curbing English councils’ use of agency social workers in children’s services come into force today, with the implementation of statutory guidance on their use.
Under the policy, authorities will be expected to agree regional pay caps on locums’ hourly rates, refrain from hiring early career practitioners – or staff who have recently left permanent roles in the