‘There is no justification for agency and permanent social workers having very different pay’

By Rachael Wardell
Kate Shoesmith’s recent article for Community Care argued that the Department for Education’s (DfE) proposed rules on agency work  won’t fix the issues facing the local authority children’s services workforce.
I think your readers would benefit from an alternative perspective. I chair the Association of Director’s of Children’s Services (ADCS) workforce policy committee. ADCS is confident the DfE’s proposed rules for the use of ag