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Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2002
3. All Staff in Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services
3.1 There were 47,446 staff employed by Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services in October 2002. This comprised 21,848 full-time staff and a further 25,598 staff who were employed on a part-time basis. The Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) number of staff was 36,415 (see Annex, paragraph 10.5). This represented an increase of 5% from the 2001 total.
Staff of Scottish Social Work Services, 1996 to 2002
Numbers and WTEs by Mode (1) | Table 1 |
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Full-time staff | 22,173 | 20,913 | 20,038 | 20,077 | 20,423 | 21,084 | 21,848 |
Part-time staff |
Number | 28,768 | 28,626 | 27,691 | 25,027 | 24,386 | 24,637 | 25,598 |
WTE | 16,157 | 15,685 | 15,159 | 13,751 | 13,649 | 13,604 | 14,567 |
Total staff |
Number | 50,941 | 49,539 | 47,729 | 45,104 | 44,809 | 45,721 | 47,446 |
WTE | 38,330 | 36,598 | 35,197 | 33,828 | 34,072 | 34,688 | 36,415 |
Note:
(1) Staff numbers may fluctuate over time as a result of various factors, including changes in the way services are provided and changes in the numbers of vacancies.
3.2 The 36,415 WTE staff in October 2002 corresponded to 7.1 staff per 1,000 population, an increase from 6.8 staff per 1,000 population in October 2001.
3.3 The level of staffing in each council is influenced to some extent by the level of social work involvement required which, in turn, may be affected by a range of factors, including deprivation and urban/ rural issues. Other factors affecting the level of staffing include the extent to which services are contracted out and the extent to which services are provided in partnership with neighbouring councils and other organisations. The number of staff per 1,000 population was highest in the island councils (16.3 in Orkney Islands, 14.7 in Eilean Siar and 12.5 in Shetland Islands) and lowest in Dumfries and Galloway (3.9), Perth & Kinross (4.4) and East Dunbartonshire (5.0).
Staff (WTE) of Scottish Social Work Services, 1996 to 2002
Number of Staff and Staff per 1,000 Population (1) by Local Authority (2) (3) | Table 2 |
Local Authority | Number of Staff (WTE) | Staff (WTE) per 1,000 population |
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Aberdeen City | 1,829 | 1,699 | 1,680 | 1,717 | 1,596 | 1,397 | 1,369 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
Aberdeenshire | 1,299 | 1,239 | 1,222 | 1,274 | 1,326 | 1,345 | 1,361 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
Angus | 799 | 842 | 795 | 769 | 767 | 805 | 871 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.9 |
Argyll & Bute | 436 | 650 | 640 | 637 | 700 | 799 | 744 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 9.0 | 8.4 |
Clackmannanshire | 260 | 281 | 266 | 293 | 285 | 299 | 273 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
Dumfries & Galloway (4) | 951 | 949 | 744 | 733 | 453 | 523 | 576 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
Dundee City | 1,560 | 1,557 | 1,310 | 1,242 | 1,101 | 1,136 | 1,227 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.7 |
East Ayrshire | 600 | 817 | 841 | 823 | 782 | 722 | 750 | 4.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
East Dunbartonshire | 427 | 453 | 496 | 513 | 494 | 549 | 549 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
East Lothian | 584 | 578 | 556 | 486 | 483 | 484 | 532 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
East Renfrewshire | 343 | 414 | 409 | 371 | 428 | 466 | 491 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
Edinburgh, City of | 3,772 | 3,667 | 3,639 | 3,649 | 3,763 | 3,832 | 3,790 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 |
Eilean Siar | 370 | 383 | 408 | 384 | 368 | 374 | 397 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.4 | 13.7 | 14.7 |
Falkirk | 1,053 | 1,024 | 922 | 884 | 935 | 945 | 983 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.8 |
Fife | 3,174 | 2,771 | 2,593 | 2,622 | 2,589 | 2,684 | 3,014 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.6 |
Glasgow City (4) | 7,206 | 6,034 | 5,406 | 4,008 | 4,275 | 4,164 | 4,093 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
Highland | 1,263 | 1,262 | 1,126 | 1,233 | 1,052 | 1,432 | 1,548 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 7.4 |
Inverclyde | 729 | 691 | 630 | 641 | 684 | 732 | 733 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.9 |
Midlothian | 474 | 437 | 455 | 478 | 476 | 474 | 482 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
Moray | 541 | 557 | 513 | 412 | 472 | 439 | 458 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
North Ayrshire | 870 | 921 | 945 | 906 | 973 | 930 | 1,049 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
North Lanarkshire | 1,990 | 1,835 | 1,997 | 1,930 | 2,223 | 2,394 | 2,756 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
Orkney Islands (5) | 235 | 252 | 260 | 336 | 285 | 288 | 318 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 17.2 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 16.3 |
Perth & Kinross | 767 | 703 | 712 | 724 | 676 | 610 | 597 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Renfrewshire | 1,130 | 1,074 | 1,139 | 1,123 | 1,280 | 1,281 | 1,383 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.8 |
Scottish Borders | 741 | 647 | 633 | 803 | 702 | 771 | 779 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
Shetland Islands (5) | 243 | 271 | 259 | 280 | 308 | 322 | 287 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 14.1 | 12.5 |
South Ayrshire | 758 | 766 | 770 | 771 | 712 | 573 | 762 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
South Lanarkshire | 1,803 | 1,739 | 1,762 | 1,723 | 1,735 | 1,742 | 1,830 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.0 |
Stirling | 507 | 457 | 478 | 501 | 509 | 523 | 583 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
West Dunbartonshire | 807 | 788 | 790 | 834 | 878 | 913 | 986 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.6 |
West Lothian | 811 | 841 | 801 | 729 | 764 | 744 | 844 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
TOTAL | 38,330 | 36,598 | 35,197 | 33,828 | 34,072 | 34,688 | 36,415 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 |
Note:
(1) Staff per 1,000 population are based on GROS mid-year population estimates.
(2) Staff numbers may fluctuate over time as a result of various factors, including changes in the way services are provided and changes in the numbers of vacancies.
(3) Staffing levels may vary between councils as a result of differences in the way services are provided. Factors which may have an influence on staffing numbers include contracting out or commissioning of services and partnership arrangements with neighbouring councils.
(4) Major recent changes in staffing numbers include changes in the arrangements for home care services in Glasgow City (between 1998 and 1999) and Dumfries & Galloway (between 1999 and 2000).
(5) Improved recording practices in Orkney Islands Council since 2000, and in Shetland since 2001, have led to an increase in data accuracy. Trends should therefore be interpreted with caution.
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