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Table 8
Vacancies in Scottish Social Work Services,
2002-2004
WTEs by Client Group
Client Group | 2002 | 2003 | 2004
(4) |
|---|
Vacancies | Percent Vacancies
(1) | Vacancies | Percent Vacancies
(1) | Vacancies | Percent Vacancies
(1) |
|---|
Children | 842 | 12.9 | 860 | 11.9 | 720 | 9.5 |
|---|
Adults (Community Care) | 1,255 | 8.2 | 1,392 | 8.5 | 1,322 | 7.8 |
|---|
Older People
(2) | 427 | 7.2 | 469 | 7.7 | 519 | 8.2 |
|---|
People with Physical Disabilities
(2) | 36 | 8.3 | 42 | 10.3 | 21 | 5.4 |
|---|
People with Mental Health Problems
(2) | 32 | 16.7 | 39 | 14.0 | 36 | 14.4 |
|---|
People with Learning Disabilities
(2) | 297 | 8.2 | 271 | 6.9 | 244 | 6.1 |
|---|
Adults (not separately identified)
(3) | 463 | 9.2 | 571 | 9.9 | 502 | 8.5 |
|---|
Offenders | 167 | 11.3 | 139 | 8.7 | 104 | 6.3 |
|---|
Generic provision | 282 | 7.9 | 315 | 7.6 | 292 | 7.0 |
|---|
Management/ Administration | 315 | 10.5 | 234 | 7.5 | 311 | 9.0 |
|---|
Total | 2,861 | 9.6 | 2,940 | 9.1 | 2,874 | 8.5 |
|---|
(1) Percent vacancies = vacancies as a percentage of the
staff complement -
i.e. relevant
WTE+vacancies.
Relevant
WTE excludes home care staff and
secondments
(2) Staff in day centres and residential
establishments providing services to specific client
groups.
(3) Fieldwork staff providing services to adults and
domiciliary staff.
(4) In 2004, there were 125
WTE vacant posts with an unknown client
group.
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