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Table 3
Staff ( WTE) of Scottish Social Work Services, 1998 to 2004
by Type of Activity/ Location (1)

Type of activity/ location

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004 (2)

Strategic/ Central Staff

2,383

3,126

3,035

2,739

2,687

2,885

3,125

Criminal Justice Staff

1,187

1,160

1,182

1,241

1,310

1,452

1,549

Fieldwork Staff

9,530

8,479

8,377

8,979

9,625

11,164

11,995

Residential Staff: Services for Children

1,883

1,924

2,009

2,003

1,959

2,053

2,033

Residential Staff: Services for Adults

5,912

6,161

5,866

5,879

5,814

6,157

6,300

Day Care Staff: Services for Children

547

556

586

516

493

552

558

Day Care Staff: Services for Adults

3,180

3,276

3,471

3,570

3,607

3,691

3,884

Domiciliary

10,539

9,138

9,482

9,694

10,847

11,447

11,377

Full-time secondments

36

8

66

67

73

29

14

Total

35,197

33,828

34,072

34,688

36,415

39,429

40,985

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.
(2) In 2004, there were 151 WTE posts with an unknown location.

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