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Joint Staffing Watch - September 2003
31/08/2004
Figures published today show a year on year increase of
4,663 full-time equivalent staff working in local
authorities, a 1.9 per cent increase up to September
2003.
The September 2003 Joint Staffing Watch, released
jointly by the Executive and the Convention of Scottish
Local Authorities, shows a total of 248,181 full-time
equivalent staff compared with the September 2002 figure of
243,518.
The Joint Staffing Watch and other Executive Surveys
indicate that these reported increases are primarily due to
the recruitment of 'front line' staff and those staff who
directly support them, such as social workers and education
support staff.
The Social Work service group increased by 2,810 FTE
over the year. This category includes professional social
workers and home helps.
The number of Non-Teaching Education Staff increased by
1,979 FTE. This includes education support staff, youth
workers and pre-school staff.
Increases were also reported in the number of police
officers and their support staff (up by 576 FTE).
Variations in definitions can lead to apparent
differences between the figures produced in the JSW, and
those published elsewhere.
The teacher figures recorded in the JSW includes all
pre-school teachers and teachers employed centrally by the
local authority.
The JSW also covers all teachers in paid employment
whereas the Teacher Census only covers the number of
teachers working during a certain week, this difference
affects the way in which supply teacher cover is
recorded.
A decrease of 2,006 full-time equivalent staff working
in Housing Services over the year was a result of the
transfer of staff to Housing Associations and other service
groups.
For more detailed information regarding Social Work
Services staff please see Staff of
Scottish Local
Authorities Social Work Services.