Social Work England registration fee
Case reference FOI2025/00570
Received 20 March 2025
Published 14 April 2025
Last amended 14 April 2025
Request
I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 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. UNISON 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.
CLARIFICATION: We require information on all roles that require a SWE registration. If there could be clarification between headcounts for each role, that would be helpful. But a lump sum headcount also works.
Response
I am writing to make a formal request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 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. UNISON 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)
A: 179
Please see below table for breakdown of roles:
|
Headcount |
|
|
Children and Young People |
119 |
|
Advanced Practitioner |
6 |
|
Assessment & Support Service Manager |
1 |
|
Case Progression Officer |
1 |
|
Childrens Social Work Academy Manager |
1 |
|
Childrens Social Work Manager |
14 |
|
Corporate Director, Childrens and Young People |
1 |
|
Designated Officer LADO and Childrens Representative |
1 |
|
Fostering Independent Reviewing Officer |
2 |
|
Fostering Panel Advisor |
1 |
|
Fostering Social Worker |
2 |
|
Head of Service for Vulnerable Children in Need of Support and Assessment |
1 |
|
Head of Service Safeguarding and Review |
1 |
|
Managing Practitioner |
9 |
|
Newly Qualified Social Worker |
13 |
|
Permanence Team Manager |
1 |
|
Quality Assurance Practitioner |
1 |
|
SAFE Senior Practitioner |
1 |
|
Safeguarding & Review Manager (CP Chair) |
2 |
|
Safeguarding & Review Manager (IRO) |
6 |
|
Safeguarding & Support Service Manager |
2 |
|
Safeguarding and Review Manager (CP Chair) |
1 |
|
Senior Practitioner |
12 |
|
Service Director, Corporate Parenting |
1 |
|
Service Director, Early Help, CIN and Safeguarding |
1 |
|
Service Manager Children in Care |
1 |
|
Service Manager Children in Care and Care Leavers |
1 |
|
Service Manager CWD |
1 |
|
Service Manager Fostering, Adoption and Home Finding Teams |
1 |
|
Service Manager MASH, ECHO & SAFE |
1 |
|
Service Manager Quality, Assurance and Social Care Academy |
2 |
|
Service Manager, Child Protection and IRO Conferencing Unit |
1 |
|
Short Break Project Coordinator |
1 |
|
Social Work Manager |
1 |
|
Social Worker |
25 |
|
Team Manager |
2 |
|
Community Wellbeing |
60 |
|
Adult Social Care Locality Manager County |
1 |
|
AMHP LPS and EDT Services Deputy Manager |
1 |
|
AMHP LPS and EDT Services Manager |
1 |
|
Approved Mental Health Professional |
2 |
|
Best Interest assessor |
2 |
|
Complex Needs and Partnership Manager |
1 |
|
Deputy Locality Manager |
1 |
|
Head of Adult Social Care Operations |
2 |
|
Locality Manager City |
1 |
|
Locality Manager North |
1 |
|
Locality Manager South |
1 |
|
Practice Lead |
1 |
|
Relief Approved Mental Health Professional |
6 |
|
Senior Practitioner |
14 |
|
Service Director - Adult Social Care and Housing |
1 |
|
Social Worker |
23 |
|
Team Manager CAAsT |
1 |
|
Grand Total |
179 |
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)
A: 109.
Please note, the fee amount can vary for multiple reasons outlined on the Social Work England Website: Registration fees - Social Work England
therefore not all reimbursements were for £90.
3. A copy of any council policy/procedural note on the payment/reimbursement of the Social Work England registration fee. A: Please find attached.
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