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Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2008
24/06/2009
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published the Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2008.
This publication contains statistics obtained from the staffing census held across all local authorities on 06 October 2008. It presents findings from a range of statistics to provide an overall picture of demand for, supply of and outcomes from the social care workforce.
The main findings are:
- There were 44,219 whole time equivalent (WTE) staff employed by Scottish Local Authority Social Services in October 2008. This represents a 0.1 per cent decrease compared with October 2007
- Of the 44,219 WTE staff, 5,072 WTE staff were qualified social workers. This represents a 1.7 per cent increase in the WTE for qualified social workers compared with October 2007
- It is estimated that there were 2,806 WTE vacancies in Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services in October 2008. This represents 7.9 per cent of posts as at October 2008. Of the estimated 2,806 WTE vacancies, 384 WTE vacancies were for qualified social workers. This represents 7.0 per cent of all social worker posts that were vacant as at October 2008