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Statistics Publication Notice Health and Care Series: Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2008

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Staff of Scottish Social Work Services, 2008

Table 11: Numbers and WTEs by Location/Activity and Gender

Type of Location/Activity

Number of staff (1,2)

% of staff

% by staff group

Males

Females

Not known/ Not disclosed

Total

WTE

Males

Females

WTE

Strategic/ Central Staff

1,010

3,183

0

4,193

3,800

24.1

75.9

8.6

Criminal Justice Staff

721

1,301

0

2,022

1,840

35.7

64.3

4.2

Fieldwork Staff

2,699

11,054

2

13,755

12,128

19.6

80.4

27.4

Residential Staff: Services for Children

697

1,695

1

2,393

1,909

29.1

70.8

4.3

Residential Staff: Services for Adults

1,154

7,549

0

8,703

6,627

13.3

86.7

15.0

Day Care Staff: Services for Children

53

796

0

849

594

6.2

93.8

1.3

Day Care Staff: Services for Adults

1,365

3,967

0

5,332

4,067

25.6

74.4

9.2

Domiciliary

909

18,717

8

19,634

13,253

4.6

95.3

30.0

Total

8,608

48,262

11

56,881

44,219

15.1

84.8

100.0

Notes:
(1) In 2008 data for Dumfries and Galloway was not provided. The data supplied for 2007 has been used as this was the most recent available.
(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. Please refer to Background Notes for further information.

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