Butterworth Report

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The Butterworth Report (1972) or the Report of the Butterworth Inquiry Into the Work and Pay of Probation Officers and Social Workers was a report published by a committee headed by Jack Butterworth, Baron Butterworth and commissioned by the Department for Employment to study the work and pay of social workers in England, Scotland and Wales. [1] [2] It advocated for local setting of priorities to prevent services from becoming overwhelmed by demand. [3] It also noted that there were discrepancies in pay and prospects for those working in the National Health Service compared with those employed by local authorities. [4]

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  1. ↑ Butterworth, J. B. (Chairman); Employment, Great Britain Department of (1972). Report of the Butterworth Inquiry Into the Work and Pay of Probation Officers and Social Workers. Cmnd 5076. H.M. Stationery Office.
  2. ↑ "Butterworth Inquiry". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) . Commons. 27 November 1972. col. 26.
  3. ↑ Marshall, G. (June 1973). "Butterworth Report" . Probation. 19 (2): 44–47. doi:10.1177/026455057301900204. ISSN   0048-539X. S2CID   220941319.
  4. ↑ Walker, D. L.; Morphew, J. A. (1972-12-02). "Cogwheel and the medical social worker". BMJ. 4 (5839): 543–544. doi:10.1136/bmj.4.5839.543. ISSN   0959-8138. PMC   1588367 . PMID   4642797.
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