Regulation of providers of social work services and the inspection of the statutory functions delegated to them by loca
 

From Wednesday 13 November 2013, local authorities may enter into contracts to delegate certain statutory functions to private and voluntary social work providers (SWPs). This is under Part 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008, which the Department for Education is commencing from 13 November.
These SWPs must be registered as agencies with Ofsted – they are required to apply to register under the Care Standards Act 2000.


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