Research and analysis

Decision-making in children’s social care: quantitative analysis

Report of a project exploring patterns and trends in social worker decision making.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 7 July 2016
• Last updated: 29 June 2017 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Decision-making in children's social care: quantitative analysis

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-626-4, DFE-RR560

PDF, 3.09 MB, 104 pages

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The findings of a research project looking at what influences social workers to make decisions, eg behavioural or psychological factors.

Published 7 July 2016
Last updated 29 June 2017 + show all updates

1. 29 June 2017

   Corrected the way results are reported on case outcomes for children who speak English as an additional language (EAL) in the executive summary and summary box introducing the relevant section in the main report.

2. 7 July 2016

   First published.