Recommendation WATE-(30): Conduct national review of pay and career for residential child care staff

From Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report, published 15 February 2000.

Recommendation

There should be a national review of the pay, status and career development of residential child care staff and field social workers to ensure as far as possible that there is a sufficient supply of candidates for such posts of appropriate calibre.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Government response

No government response to this recommendation is on the record yet.

Delivery

No statement on delivery from the addressee has been found in the sources searched (last checked 27 February 2026). This is separate from the response above.

Source

Inquiry Waterhouse Inquiry

Report Waterhouse Inquiry — Final Report 15 Feb 2000

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Themes and tags

Public sector recruitment costs Staff training and development Care safeguarding systems

Recommendation made 26.7 years ago