AQW 27215/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to outline the number of vacant court appointed social worker posts (i) in each Health and Social Care Trust; and (ii) as a percentage of all court appointed social worker posts.
Asked by Paula Bradshaw MLA on 10 December 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 10 December 2021
- Answer due by
- 30 December 2021
- Answered
- 22 December 202112 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Information provided by the Health and Social Care (HSC) Trusts on the number of vacant court children’s officer posts and as percentage of all court children’s officer posts, is detailed in the table below.
| HSC Trust | Court children’s officer vacancies | Vacancies as a percentage of all court children’s officer posts |
| Belfast | 2 (2.0 WTE)* | 33% |
| Northern | 0 | 0% |
| South Eastern | 0 | 0% |
| Southern | 0 | 0% |
| Western | 2 (2.0 WTE) ** | 50% |
*One vacancy is due to maternity leave.
**A successful candidate is due to take up employment in one of these posts in early January 2022.