The BBC reports on a
survey of 1,100 social workers carried out by the British Association of Social
Workers (BASW).
According to this, 88% of social workers believe Government
spending cuts are putting the lives of vulnerable children at risk. 54% of
those questioned felt their caseloads were unmanageable.
BASW’s Chief
Executive, Hilton Dawson, spoke of the system being at breaking point. The BBC
quotes him as saying: "despite political pledges to protect front-line
services, government cuts have left social workers drowning in paperwork,
acting as receptionists and even cleaning toilets, instead of working to
prevent further tragedies".
