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BACKGROUND NOTES - Staff of Scottish Social Work Services
10. Notes and Definitions
Method of Collection
10.1 Each local authority is asked to submit an annual census form detailing the staff employed by its social work/social services department, whether free-standing or part of a larger department. The census date is the first Monday in October.
10.2 Details such as post category, whole-time equivalent, gender of staff, age of staff, ethnicity and disability of staff, contract type, qualifications held by staff, qualifications in progress by staff, and number of vacancies are collected.
Organisation of Social Work Services
10.3 Social work services can be organised in a number of different ways, and this may impact on the results reported in this publication. For further details, see the Annex to a previous statistical bulletin, 'Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2000'.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bulletins/00106-00.asp
Estimates and Revisions
10.4 October 2008 staffing data was not provided by Dumfries and Galloway Council. For the purposes of the publication, the data supplied in 2007 by Dumfries and Galloway has been used.
10.5 October 2008 vacancy data was not provided by Dundee City, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, City of Edinburgh, Glasgow City, Midlothian and West Dunbartonshire. In order to produce an estimate for the total number of vacancies in Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, the latest vacancy information we had available has been used. However, as these local authorities combined have historically made up a large proportion of the total number of vacancies (approximately one quarter of all vacancies in the past few years), then the total number of vacancies should be seen as an estimate as it is subject to a fairly high degree of uncertainty.
10.6 Reasons given for the lack of vacancy information were provided by a number of local authorities, and included that they were due to the implementation of "Single Status" and staffing issues pertaining to this; had recently moved to a new HR system and as a result could not provide this data; have moved to a system of allowing managers more autonomy to decide their own staffing level needs, and as a result do not record vacancy levels centrally. The Scottish Government will be investigating these issues further with local authorities over the next few months with the aim of resolving these in time for the October 2009 Census.
10.7 A minor revision has been made to the 2007 Per Cent Vacancies figures for Dundee City and for Scotland. This error was discovered after the October 2007 figures were published, but as this was only a small error, it was decided that a revision was not deemed necessary until these October 2008 figures were released. The error encountered was that a small number of Home Care Staff had not been excluded from Dundee City's staffing data when carrying out the Per Cent Vacancies calculation. As a result, the Per Cent vacancy figures for Dundee, and for Scotland, were slightly lower than they should have been.
10.8 Major changes to both staffing and vacancy figures took place in October 2006. These included:
The introduction of an employee status variable which was established to highlight those staff actually working in posts on the census date (including those covering an absentee) and those who were absent ( e.g. on maternity leave). This was introduced to eliminate double-counting of staff which was brought to our attention during discussions with local authorities. As a result any changes in the numbers and WTE of staff between 2006 and previous years will then be affected as a result of eliminating this double counting.
10.9 Information on starters and leavers in local authority social work services was requested for only the second time in October 2008. Similar to last year, a number of local authorities were unable to provide this information. Due to the fact there was only limited data available, any analysis of this information must be treated with caution.
10.10 Data on staff considered to be "starters", i.e. appearing in the October 2008 Census but not in the October 2007 Census, or were in a different post category in October 2008 compared with October 2007, was collected this year. However, further analysis of this data has indicated a number of potential issues with this data that needs to be investigated further with local authorities. Therefore, a decision has been made to omit any analysis of the collected starters data for 2008, and will be discussed with local authorities over the next few months with the aim of resolving this for future years.
10.11 However, analysis of "leavers", i.e. staff who appeared in the October 2007 Census but not in the October 2008 Census, or who were in a different post category in October 2007 compared with October 2008, has been included as this data appeared to be of better quality.
10.12 Please note that the staff flows information could be affected by any reorganisation and restructuring of local authority social work services departments, as staff could be re-assigned to different posts, etc..
A summary of leavers data provision by local authority is given in the table below.
Local Authority | Leavers Data |
|---|
Aberdeen City | v |
Aberdeenshire | v |
Angus | v |
Argyll & Bute | v |
City of Edinburgh | x |
Clackmannanshire | v |
Dumfries & Galloway | x |
Dundee City | x |
East Ayrshire | v |
East Dunbartonshire | v |
East Lothian | v |
East Renfrewshire | v |
Eilean Siar | v |
Falkirk | v |
Fife | v |
Glasgow City | v |
Highland | v |
Inverclyde | v |
Midlothian | x |
Moray | v |
North Ayrshire | x |
North Lanarkshire | v |
Orkney Islands | v |
Perth & Kinross | v |
Renfrewshire | v |
Scottish Borders | x |
Shetland Islands | v |
South Ayrshire | v |
South Lanarkshire | v |
Stirling | v |
West Dunbartonshire | x |
West Lothian | v |
v = provided data
x = did not provide any data
Changes Over Time
10.13 As a result of changes in the classifications used on census forms, breakdowns into different activities, locations or staff groups are not always strictly comparable across years.
10.14 It should also be noted that different local authorities may classify staff differently, according to the way work is organised in their area. Social workers, for example, may be classified either under generic provision, or by the nature or location of their work (adult services, children's services etc.). In addition, an increase in care management services has resulted in many staff previously designated as social workers or occupational therapists being assigned to care manager roles.
Whole Time Equivalent ( WTE)
10.15 Whole Time Equivalent ( WTE), where used, is an addition of i) the number of full-time staff, and ii) the total number of hours worked by all the part-time staff in a week, divided by the number of hours considered to be the standard full-time week for a member of staff in each category. It should be borne in mind that WTE figures may be calculated using different weekly hours in different categories and also between local authorities. This can have the effect of WTE figures being slightly higher in local authorities who have reduced their standard full-time working week, but the number of part-time hours worked remains the same.
10.16 WTE figures have been rounded independently. As a result, WTE totals in tables may not equal the sum of the categories shown.
10.17 A change in the way Moray recorded WTE for Homecare staff in October 2008 has resulted in the figure being lower than in October 2007. This does not reflect a change in the workforce, merely a change in the way the data was collected and calculated.
10.18 Changes in Edinburgh Staffing WTE between October 2007 and October 2008 are due to a restructuring and reorganisation of services.
10.19 Renfrewshire carried out a home care review in 2008 which resulted in a redistribution of posts as well as staff terminations. WTE changes in the home care sector for Renfrewshire are attributable to this fact.
10.20 Aberdeen City recently implemented an equal pay and modernisation package, meaning some posts that had previously been difficult to fill have now been filled. Coupled with an establishment exercise as well as changes to the way services are delivered and changes in budgets, a reduction in the amount of WTE vacancies has been produced.
10.21 Similarly, Scottish Borders recently migrated to a new HR system last year that initially overstated the vacancy level in 2007. The drop in vacancy WTE experienced this year is the updating of the new HR system to reflect current staff.
Type of Activity/Location
10.22 The following terms are used in the tables:
Strategic/ Central Staff | Staff with a strategic and/or central role, including senior management, administrators and support staff; |
Criminal Justice Staff | All staff providing services for offenders, regardless of location; |
Fieldwork Staff | Fieldwork staff in divisional and area offices; |
Residential Staff: Services for Children | Staff based in residential establishments for children ( e.g. local authority children's homes and residential nurseries); |
Residential Staff: Services for Adults | Staff based in residential establishments which are not primarily for children. This covers local authority homes for older people (including sheltered housing) and residential establishments for other client groups ( e.g. people with learning disabilities); |
Day Centre Staff: Services for Children | Staff based in day care establishments for children. This includes local authority children's centres, family centres, day nurseries and playgroups, together with any childminders or day carers regularly employed by the local authority; |
Day Centre Staff: Services for Adults | Staff based in day care establishments which are not primarily for children. This includes staff in adult training centres, day centres for people with learning or physical disabilities, and day centres for older people; |
Domiciliary Staff | Home care staff and managers, and other domiciliary staff ( e.g. community alarms staff and respite staff); |
Staff Groups
10.23 The following terms are used in the tables:
Senior Managers, etc | Directors/Heads of Service, Service Managers, Other Senior Staff, Area Managers, Team Leaders/Managers, Planning, Commissioning and Contracting Staff, Registration/Inspection Officers; |
Social Workers | Senior Social Workers and Main Grade Social Workers; |
Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff | Care Managers, Senior Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Welfare Rights Officers, Community Service Staff, Supervised Attendance Staff, Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff; |
Social Work/ OT Assistants | Social Work Assistants and Occupational Therapy Assistants; |
Home Care Staff & Managers | Home Care Managers, Assistant Home Care Managers/Supervisors, Home Care Staff; |
Other Domiciliary Staff | Sheltered Housing Wardens, Community Alarms Staff, Respite Staff; |
Day Care - Managers & Qualified Care Staff | Unit Managers, Assistant Unit Managers, Other Qualified Care Staff; |
Day Care - Care Staff | Care Staff; |
Residential - Managers & Qualified Care Staff | Unit Managers, Assistant Unit Managers, Residential Resource Workers, Other Qualified Care Staff; |
Residential - Care Staff | Care Staff; |
Support Staff | Research & Information Officers, Human Resources Staff, Finance Staff, Ancillary Staff, Support Services; |
Trainee Social Workers | Including Fast Trackers and on the job trainees. |
Qualification Type
10.24 The following qualification codes are used in the tables:
Code | Description |
0000 | None |
AD01 | Advanced Award in Social Work |
AD02 | Mental Health Social Work Award |
AD03 | Post-Qualifying Award in Social Work |
AD04 | Practice Teaching Award |
AD05 | Regulation of Care Award |
AD06 | Registered Manager's Award |
AV01 | Assessor award: Assess candidates using a range of methods |
AV02 | Assessor award: Assess candidates' performance through observation |
AV03 | Verifier award: Conduct internal quality assurance of the assessment process |
AV04 | Verifier award: Conduct external quality assurance of the assessment process |
BA01 | BA Childhood or Early Childhood Studies |
BA02 | BA Childhood & Youth Studies |
BA03 | BA (Hons) in Professional Studies (Playwork) |
BA04 | BA Community Care |
BA05 | BA Learning Disability Studies |
CR01 | A Supervisory or Management Qualification with a minimum of 15 academic credits at SCQF level 7 or above ( e.g. one module in supervision or management or more at HNC level or above) |
CR02 | An award in management that is certificated at or above SCQF Level 8 (minimum 60 credits) ( e.g. four modules in management at HND level or above) |
CR03 | An assessed programme of study (either through a taught programme or by portfolio) where a minimum of 60 credit points covers management, at post-qualifying or advanced level awarded by the PQ Consortium for Social Work in Scotland ( e.g. a certificate in Social Work Management recognized by PQ Consortium) |
CR04 | Any qualification at or above SCQF level 7 ( HNC level or above), giving minimum of 96 academic credits (96 credits would be enough for a whole HNC). This includes: - HNC/Certificate in Higher Education (not otherwise specified)
- HND/Diploma in Higher Education (not otherwise specified)
- Ordinary/Honours degree (not otherwise specified)
- Master's degree (not otherwise specified)
- PhD/Doctorate (not otherwise specified)
|
CR05 | Group of 21 credits from the range of SCOTVEC/ SQA national certificate, childcare units listed in 'List A' (currently recognised for the purposes of pre-registration with the Scottish Child Care Education Board) |
CR06 | Group of 21 credits from the SCOTVEC modules in childcare listed in 'List B' (currently recognised for the purposes of registration with the Scottish Child Care Education Board |
CT01 | Advanced Certificate in Supervising and Managing Personal and Social Services |
CT02 | Certificate in Child Protection |
CT03 | Certificate of HE in Curative Education |
CT04 | Certificate in Hospital Play Specialism ( HPSET) |
CT05 | Certificate in the Residential Care of Children & Young People |
CT06 | The National Nursery Nurse Examination Board Certificate ( NNEB) |
CT07 | Post Graduate Certificate or Post Graduate Diploma in Early Education |
CT08 | The Scottish Nursery Nurse Examination Board Certificate |
CT09 | Senior Certificate in the Residential Care of Children & Young People |
CT10 | (National) Certificate in Social Care |
CT11 | Certificate of HE in Care |
CT12 | Certificate of Higher Education in Person Centred Approaches for Social Care Workers |
CT13 | Certificate in Deafblind Studies and Practice Unit in Deafblind Studies |
CT14 | CCETSW Certificate in Residential Social Work |
CT15 | SCOTEC Certificate in Educational Care of Severely and Profoundly Mentally Handicapped Children |
CT16 | SQA National Certificate Group Award - Early Education and Childcare (Higher) |
CT17 | (Open University) Certificate in Early Years Practice |
DG01 | Degree/Diploma in Community Education or equivalent. |
DG02 | Degree in Curative Education |
DG03 | Open University Foundation Degree in Early Years |
DG04 | Level 1 Open University Foundation Degree in Early Years |
DP01 | Diploma in Social Work or equivalent |
DP02 | Diploma in Teaching Mentally Handicapped Adults |
DP03 | Diploma in Curative Education |
DP04 | Diploma in Domiciliary Care Management |
DP05 | Diploma in Public Administration |
DP06 | Diploma in Deafblind Studies and Practice Unit in Deafblind Studies |
DP07 | Diploma in Training and Further Education of Mentally Handicapped Adults |
DP08 | Postgraduate Diploma in Play Therapy |
DP09 | CIH Diploma in Housing |
DP10 | CIH Undergraduate Professional Diploma |
DP11 | CIH Postgraduate Professional Diploma |
HC01 | HNC Childcare & Education |
HC02 | HNC/D Support for Learning |
HC03 | HNC Health Care |
HC04 | HNC in Social Care |
HC05 | HNC Social Care with either SVQ 3 Playwork or SVQ 3 Early Years Care & Education |
HC06 | HNC Supporting Learning Needs |
HC07 | HNC Working with Children |
HC08 | HNC Early Education and Childcare |
HD01 | HND Supporting Learning Needs |
NQ01 | NVQ 3 in Community Justice (Work with Offending Behaviour) to include or with the addition of a value base unit ("O" or Principles of Care) |
NQ02 | NVQ 3 Community Justice (Work with Victims, Survivors & Witnesses) to include or with the addition of a value base unit ("O" or Principles of Care) |
NQ03 | NVQ 4 Community Justice (Work With Offending Behaviour) to include or with the addition of a value base unit ("O" or Principles of Care) |
NQ04 | NVQ 4 Community Justice (Work with Victims, Survivors & Witnesses) to include or with the addition of a value base unit ("O" or Principles of Care) |
PD01 | Professional Development Award - Childcare and Education |
PD02 | Professional Development Award - Classroom Assistant |
PD03 | Professional Development Award - Support for Learning |
QU01 | A qualification other than an SVQ recognised by Scottish Child Care & Education Board (Appendix 1) |
RG01 | Qualification meeting requirements of Arts, Music and Drama Therapists HP Council |
RG02 | Qualification meeting requirements for Chartered Registration with the British Psychological Society |
RG03 | Qualification meeting requirements of General Medical Council |
RG04A | Degree level teaching qualification meeting registration requirements of General Teaching Council |
RG04B | Post graduate level teaching qualification meeting registration requirements of General Teaching Council |
RG04X | Other teaching qualification meeting registration requirements of General Teaching Council |
RG05A | Qualification meeting registration requirements of Nursing and Midwifery Council - Registered General Nurse ( RGN) |
RG05B | Qualification meeting registration requirements of Nursing and Midwifery Council - Registered Mental Health Nurse ( RMN) |
RG05C | Qualification meeting registration requirements of Nursing and Midwifery Council - Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse ( RNMH) |
RG05D | Qualification meeting registration requirements of Nursing and Midwifery Council - Registered Sick Children Nurse ( RSCN) |
RG05E | Qualification meeting registration requirements of Nursing and Midwifery Council - Registered Midwife ( RM) |
RG05F | Qualification meeting registration requirements of Nursing and Midwifery Council - Enrolled Nurse ( EN) |
RG06 | Qualification meeting requirements of Occupational Therapists HP Council |
RG07 | Qualification meeting requirements of Physiotherapists HP Council |
RG08 | Qualification meeting registration requirements of Speech & Language therapists HP Council |
RG09 | Qualification meeting accreditation requirements of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. |
RG10 | Qualification meeting the corporate membership requirements of the Chartered Institute of Housing |
SP01 | Scottish Progression Award; Children's Care and Play |
SP02 | SPA Drivers and Escorts |
SP03 | SPA Enhanced Home Care Practice |
SP04 | SPA Home Care Practice |
SP05 | Scottish Progression Award; in Playwork with the course Introducing Playwork (Skills Active) |
SP06 | Scottish Progression Award in Playwork |
SQ01 | SVQ 2 Child Care & Education |
SQ02 | SVQ 2 Early Years Care & Education |
SQ03 | SVQ 2 Playwork |
SQ04 | SVQ 3 Childcare & Education |
SQ05 | SVQ 3 Early Years Care & Education |
SQ06 | SVQ 3 in Care with HNC Social Care (Combined Award) |
SQ07 | SVQ 3 in Community Justice (Work with Offending Behaviour) |
SQ08 | SVQ 3 in Community Justice (Work with Victims, Survivors & Witnesses) |
SQ09 | SVQ 3 Playwork |
SQ10 | SVQ 4 Early Years Care & Education (including Playwork) with management strand |
SQ11 | SVQ 4 Community Justice (Work With Offending Behaviour) |
SQ12 | SVQ 4 Community Justice (Work With Victims, Survivors & Witnesses) |
SQ13 | SVQ 4 Manager's Award (other than Registered Manager) |
VQ01 | S/ NVQ 2 in Care or Direct Care |
VQ09 | S/ NVQ 2 in Children's Care Learning and Development |
VQ10 | S/ NVQ 2 in Health and Social Care |
VQ11 | S/ NVQ 2 in Classroom Assistants |
VQ12 | S/ NVQ 2 in Housing |
VQ02 | Any other SVQ or NVQ 2 (not otherwise specified) |
VQ03 | S/ NVQ 3 in Care |
VQ04 | S/ NVQ 3 in Caring for Children & Young People |
VQ05 | S/ NVQ 3 in Promoting Independence |
VQ13 | S/ NVQ 3 in Children's Care Learning and Development |
VQ14 | S/ NVQ 3 in Health and Social Care |
VQ15 | S/ NVQ 3 in Classroom Assistants |
VQ16 | S/ NVQ 3 in Housing |
VQ06 | Any other SVQ or NVQ 3 (not otherwise specified) |
VQ07 | S/ NVQ 4 in Care |
VQ17 | S/ NVQ 4 in Children's Care Learning and Development |
VQ18 | S/ NVQ 4 in Health and Social Care |
VQ19 | S/ NVQ 4 in Playwork |
VQ08 | Any other SVQ or NVQ 4 (not otherwise specified) |
VR01 | Vocationally Related Qualifications for Chartered Institute of Housing ( CIH) Certificate in Housing - Supported Housing Pathway - Level 2 |
VR02 | Vocationally related Qualifications for Chartered Institute of Housing ( CIH) Certificate in Housing - Supported Housing Pathway - Level 3 |
VR03 | Vocationally related Qualifications for Chartered Institute of Housing ( CIH) Certificate in Housing - Supported Housing Pathway - Level 4 |
OT01 | Other UK Social Services qualification |
OT02 | Non- UK Social Services qualification |
OT03 | Other UK non-Social Services qualification |
OT04 | Non- UK non-Social Services qualification |
9999 | Not known/not provided |
Main Job Function
10.25 The following are terms used in the table
Code | Function category | Function description | Sub-categories |
|---|
C0 | Administrative/ Support worker | Ancillary staff whose main remit is to provide administrative, clerical and business support or direction and who normally have little direct, and no unsupervised contact with service users. They may be involved in a strategic role such as finance or policy planning. | C0A - Secretarial/clerical C0B - Finance/Accounts C0C - Human Resources/Training C0X - Other Administrative/Support |
C1 | Ancillary worker | Ancillary staff whose main remit is not providing care but who normally have direct, often unsupervised contact with service users. | C1A - Catering C1B - Domestic Services C1C - Portering C1D - Gardening C1E - Building Maintenance C1X - Other Ancillary |
C2 | Class 2 Care worker | Staff who provide direct personal physical, emotional, social or health care and support to service users and are accountable for dealing with routine aspects of a care plan or service. These staff usually have no supervisory responsibility. | C2A - Routine Care/Support Work (other than Home Care, Care Home and AHP assistance) C2B - Home Care C2C - Routine Care/Support Work (Care Home) C2D - Allied Health Profession assistance C2E - EY&C Support Workers C2X - Other Level 2 Care work |
C3 | Class 3 Care worker | Staff who supervise the delivery of particular aspects of care and services in a particular setting which usually involves supervising other staff on a day-to-day basis (eg. Meals Supervisor, Chargehand, Day Care Instructor, Senior Care Assistant). Staff may also contribute to the assessment of care needs, the development/implementation of care plans and the monitoring/evaluation of the delivery of care and services, as required. | C3A - Senior Care worker (other than Day care/Care home) C3B - Senior Care worker (Day care) C3C - Senior Care worker (Care home) C3D - EY&C Practitioners C3E - Care workers in school hostels and special schoolcare accommodation C3X - Other Level 3 Care work |
C4 | Class 4 Care worker | Staff responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development/implementation of care plans, the delivery of care and services and the monitoring/evaluation of the delivery of care and services within a specific setting. Staff work with minimal supervision, are likely to but don't necessarily supervise other staff and may be designated to take charge of a discrete service delivery area in the absence of the person with continuing responsibility. | C4A - Social Worker C4B - Deputy Unit/Project Manager C4C - (Senior) Allied Health Professional C4D - Teacher C4E - Registered Nurse C4F - Care workers with supervisory responsibilities in school hostels and special schoolcare accommodation C4G - House staff in independent school care accommodation C4X - Other Level 4 Care work |
C5 | Unit/Project manager | Staff with continuing responsibility for the management of care and service provision in a discrete service delivery area ( e.g. a single service care home, a service delivery unit in a care home with multiple services, a specific project involving a number of professional staff, a social work team). Staff are responsible for monitoring and maintaining standards of care and the management/deployment of staff and other resources in that service delivery area. | C5A - Senior Social Worker C5B - Team Leader C5C - Project Manager C5D - Care Home manager (single service) C5E - Other Service Delivery Unit Manager C5F - Senior/principal teacher C5G - Senior/charge nurse C5H - EY&C Lead practitioner/Manager C5I - Managers in special/independent schoolcare accommodation and school hostels C5X - Other Unit/Project Manager |
C6 | Group manager | Staff with continuing overall responsibility for the management of care and service provision in two or more discrete service delivery areas (eg a group of care homes, a care home comprising a number of service delivery units, a number of projects, a number of social work teams). Staff are responsible for monitoring and maintaining standards of care, setting aims and objectives and the management/deployment of staff and other resources across those service delivery areas. | C6A - Service Delivery Unit Group Manager C6B - Project Group Manager C6C - Care Home Group manager (single home with multiple services, or group of homes) C6D - Depute/Head Teacher C6X - Other Group Manager |
C7 | Director/Chief Executive | Staff with the highest level of continuing overall responsibility for the management of care and service provision in the organisation. Staff at this level have a given place on the organisation's governing body (eg the management board) with a major say in overall strategic direction, organisational policy and the deployment of financial, human and physical resources. | C7A - (Deputy) Director of Social Work/Chief Social Work Officer C7B - (Deputy) Director of Independent Social Care Organisation C7C - Care Home Owner (single or group) C7X - Other Director/Chief Executive |
Differences between Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services Census and Joint Staffing Watch survey.
10.26 Statistics on the number of social work posts are also collected in the Joint Staffing Watch Survey. The following table shows a comparison of the Whole Time Equivalent ( WTE) figures collected in the October 2008 Local Authority Social Work Services Census against those collected in the 2008 (Quarter 3) Joint Staffing Watch Census (as this is the nearest 'snapshot' reference point for comparison purposes).
Local Authority | October 2008 Social Work Staffing Census | 2008 Q3 Joint Staffing Watch | Difference |
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Aberdeen City | 1,300 | 1,500 | -200 |
|---|
Aberdeenshire | 1,500 | 1,400 | 0 |
|---|
Angus | 1,200 | 1,200 | 0 |
|---|
Argyll & Bute | 1,000 | 900 | 100 |
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Clackmannanshire | 300 | 300 | 0 |
|---|
Dumfries & Galloway | 900 | 900 | 0 |
|---|
Dundee City | 1,500 | 1,400 | 0 |
|---|
East Ayrshire | 1,000 | 1,100 | 0 |
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East Dunbartonshire | 600 | 600 | 0 |
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East Lothian | 600 | 600 | 0 |
|---|
East Renfrewshire | 600 | 600 | 0 |
|---|
Edinburgh City | 3,900 | 4,100 | -200 |
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Eilean Siar | 500 | 400 | 0 |
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Falkirk | 1,100 | 1,100 | 0 |
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Fife | 3,200 | 3,500 | -300 |
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Glasgow City | 7,000 | 7,300 | -400 |
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Highland | 1,600 | 1,700 | -100 |
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Inverclyde | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 |
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Midlothian | 600 | 600 | 0 |
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Moray | 500 | 500 | 0 |
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North Ayrshire | 1,300 | 1,300 | 0 |
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North Lanarkshire | 2,800 | 2,900 | -200 |
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Orkney Islands | 400 | 500 | -100 |
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Perth & Kinross | 1,000 | 1,200 | -200 |
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Renfrewshire | 1,400 | 1,500 | -100 |
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Scottish Borders | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0 |
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Shetland Islands | 600 | 700 | -100 |
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South Ayrshire | 800 | 800 | 0 |
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South Lanarkshire | 2,400 | 2,500 | 0 |
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Stirling | 500 | 600 | -100 |
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West Dunbartonshire | 1,200 | 1,100 | 100 |
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West Lothian | 1,200 | 1,200 | 0 |
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TOTAL | 44,200 | 46,100 | -1900 |
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Figures have been rounded to the nearest hundred
Differences have been calculated using unrounded figures, and then rounded to the nearest hundred. These may not equal the difference shown in the rounded staffing figures as a result.
Over the coming months, we will be investigating any large differences in the above sources with the relevant local authorities with the aim of minimising these differences for future surveys.
Additional Analyses
10.27 Additional analyses are available on request.
11. Resources
11.1 For historical statistics and background information on Staff of Scottish Social Work Services, please see the previous publications:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Children/PubSocialWorkStaff
11.2 The information in this News Release was obtained from a statistical return. The attached link gives details of the statistics collected from each local authority:
Requested data (follow below link):
Annual Social Work Staffing - 2008 - Survey Form - v1.0
Guidance notes:
Annual Social Work Staffing - 2008 - Guidance notes - v1.0
12. General
12.1 This is a National Statistics publication. National Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice. They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer needs. They are produced free from any political interference.
12.2 Public enquiries ( non-media) about the information contained in this News Release should be addressed to Gary Sutton, Children, Young People and Social Care Statistics, Scottish Government Education Directorate, Area 1-B(S), Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ (telephone 0131 244 1690 or e-mail gary.sutton@scotland.gsi.gov.uk).
12.3 Media enquiries about the information in this Statistics Publication Notice should be addressed to Brendan Rooney on 0131 244 2960.
12.4 If you would like to be consulted about new or existing statistical collections or receive notification of forthcoming statistical publications, please register your interest on the Scottish Government ScotStat website at:
www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/scotstat.
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