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Table 2: Social worker staffing position within each local authority area: October 2005

Filled posts ( WTE)

Vacancies ( WTE)

Vacancies as % of posts

October 05

July 05

Change since July 05

% change since July 05

October 05

July 05

Change since July 05

% change since July 05

% vacancies >6 months

October 05

July 05

% change since July 05

Scotland

4915

4772

143

3%

536

536

0

0%

35%

9.8%

10.1%

-0.3%

Aberdeen City

205

209

-4

-2%

12

17

-5

-28%

0%

6.0%

7.6%

-1.6%

Aberdeenshire

NA

210

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

8.7%

N/A

Angus

60

55

4

8%

5

9

-4

-45%

15%

7.0%

13.3%

-6.3%

Argyll & Bute

68

63

4

7%

10

10

-1

-5%

42%

12.0%

13.6%

-1.6%

Clackmannanshire

31

34

-3

-9%

11

11

0

0%

5%

25.0%

23.5%

1.5%

Dumfries & Galloway

130

121

8

7%

36

37

-1

-3%

N/A

22.0%

23.2%

-1.2%

Dundee City

175

179

-4

-2%

14

10

4

42%

0%

7.0%

5.0%

2.0%

East Ayrshire

106

110

-4

-4%

12

11

1

5%

29%

10.0%

9.1%

0.9%

East Dunbartonshire

N/A

40

N/A

N/A

N/A

15

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

27.1%

N/A

East Lothian

88

83

4

5%

6

12

-6

-50%

17%

6.0%

12.6%

-6.6%

East Renfrewshire

87

84

3

3%

5

8

-3

-38%

30%

5.0%

8.7%

-3.7%

Edinburgh

542

542

0

0%

13

16

-3

-22%

0%

2.0%

2.9%

-0.9%

Eilean Siar

16

16

0

0%

2

3

-1

-38%

0%

9.0%

14.0%

-5.0%

Falkirk

141

149

-8

-5%

29

19

9

48%

23%

17.0%

11.5%

5.5%

Fife

284

280

5

2%

51

51

1

1%

34%

15.0%

15.4%

-0.4%

Glasgow

746

667

79

12%

48

13

35

269%

63%

6.0%

1.9%

4.1%

Highland

209

207

2

1%

31

30

1

2%

49%

13.0%

12.7%

0.3%

Inverclyde

106

107

0

0%

7

6

1

23%

57%

6.0%

5.1%

0.9%

Midlothian

69

66

2

3%

11

12

-1

-4%

0%

14.0%

14.8%

-0.8%

Moray

89

82

7

8%

4

5

-1

-17%

0%

4.0%

5.2%

-1.2%

North Ayrshire

104

96

8

8%

8

12

-4

-32%

0%

7.0%

10.7%

-3.7%

North Lanarkshire

264

253

11

4%

35

41

-6

-13%

90%

12.0%

13.9%

-1.9%

Orkney Islands

18

20

-2

-10%

6

2

4

267%

100%

24.0%

7.1%

16.9%

Perth & Kinross

118

111

7

6%

18

23

-5

-23%

51%

13.0%

17.2%

-4.2%

Renfrewshire

124

130

-6

-5%

27

21

6

31%

42%

18.0%

13.7%

4.3%

Scottish Borders

116

113

3

3%

16

19

-3

-16%

N/A

12.0%

14.6%

-2.6%

Shetland Islands

17

18

-1

-6%

5

4

1

25%

30%

23.0%

18.2%

4.8%

South Ayrshire

N/A

111

N/A

N/A

N/A

9

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

7.6%

N/A

South Lanarkshire

279

252

27

11%

23

42

-19

-45%

9%

8.0%

14.2%

-6.2%

Stirling

102

103

-1

-1%

18

15

3

19%

14%

15.0%

13.0%

2.0%

West Dunbartonshire

118

113

5

4%

24

25

-1

-5%

82%

17.0%

18.4%

-1.4%

West Lothian

145

147

-2

-1%

9

12

-3

-24%

22%

6.0%

7.6%

-1.6%

Notes: WTE stands for the whole time equivalent for each post and is expressed as a figure between 0 and 1.
Where LAs were unable to provide vacancies breakdowns, vacancies were assumed to be <6 months.
Due to reclassification and staff groups not previously included, Glasgow has reported a large increase of staff and vacancies.
South Lanarkshire were unable to determine the number of vacancies in Adult Services so the July 2005 figure was used.
Aberdeenshire, East Dunbartonshire and South Ayrshire were unable to provide October 2005 figures so their July 2005 figures were used instead in the Scotland total.

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