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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