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Joint Staffing Watch: June 2001
01/08/2002
The new
Joint
Staffing Watch survey, released jointly by the Scottish
Executive and COSLA, gives a detailed description of the
results of the June 2001 survey, with comparison with
earlier periods.
It provides information on staffing levels in each
council separately by grade of staff and service area.
The report figures published today show a year on year
increase of 1,227 full-time equivalent staff working in
Scottish local authorities, a 0.5 per cent increase between
June 2000 and June 2001.
The June 2001 Joint Staffing Watch shows a total of
237,462 full-time equivalent staff, compared with the June
2000 figure of 236,235. This change includes an increase of
1,482 in the category of non-teaching education staff,
which includes pre- and early school classroom assistants.
There was also a decrease of 3,595 full-time equivalent
staff working in Direct Labour and Direct Service
Organisations, which was mainly due to transfers of staff
to public/private partnerships and the reclassification of
staff to other service groups included in the Joint
Staffing Watch.
The Joint Staffing Watch survey began in 1996.
Joint Staffing Watch survey can be viewed
at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/jointstaffingwatch/
Please note:
- All figures above are shown to the nearest
full-time equivalent. Therefore, figures may not sum to
totals due to rounding.
- Changes in staff numbers may arise as a result of a
local authority service being provided by staff who are
no longer on the payroll of the authority.
ISSUED JOINTLY BY THE SCOTTISH EXECUTIVE AND THE
CONVENTION OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITIES.