FOI001491 FOI Adult's Services/HR

Social workers in England are required to renew their professional registration with Social Work England each year between 1 September and 30 November. They pay an annual registration fee of £90. [...] wants to establish which employers have either paid their social worker employees’ £90 fee, or reimbursed their social worker employees for the fee, for the 2024/5 registration period.

Please supply the following information:

1.    How many social workers did you employ as of February 2025 payroll? Please give your response as a headcount number (i.e. not as FTE)

………. Social Workers

2.    Of these employees, how many have you paid or reimbursed their Social Work England registration fee of £90 for the 2024/25 registration period? Please give your response as a headcount number (i.e. not as FTE)

……….. Social Workers

3.    A copy of any council policy/procedural note on the payment/reimbursement of the Social Work England registration fee.

Notes on question 2:

•    If you paid/reimbursed all your social workers their registration fee for 2024/25, please enter the same headcount number as for question 1.

•    If you did not pay or reimburse any social workers their registration fee for 2024/5, please enter 0 as your response to question 2.