Risks

• College of Social Work is future home of several products. If timescales slip then contingency plans may be required

• Financial pressures – need to put strong economic case for reform

• Implications of other reviews – Munro review, early intervention, FJR, Dilnot review. Need close working with other reviews to ensure alignment

• Passing ownership of products to other organisations may dilute the comprehensive nature of the reforms

Issues

• Implementation – most reforms not mandatory, need to establish economic and moral case for reform

• Ownership of reform – social workers need to feel ownership, build on local activity

• Communications – need strategy to reach frontline social workers, service users and carers and key people to influence change in organisations