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Children and Young People

Young boy doing homeworkThis section gives information on how to access statistics relating to Children and Young People. We provide links to regular sources of statistics on children, young people and local authority social work services staffing in Scotland.

You may browse directly our Publications lists for specific information, or use the High Level Trends to view a brief overview of some of our key statistics. You may find detailed information on our surveys within the Data Supplier Area.

If you can't find what you're looking for, use the search tools on the Search Statistics page or contact us directly for more information.

The Statistical News Releases page includes those releases related to the Children and Young People topic.

Featured High Level Trend

Workforce

There were 56,837 staff employed by Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services in October 2007. This comprised 26,230 full-time staff and a further 30,607 staff who were employed on a part-time basis. The whole time equivalent (WTE) number of staff was 44,243.

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Vacancies

There were 3,037 WTE vacancies in Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services in October 2007. This represents 8.5% of all posts that were vacant as at October 2007. Of the 3,037 WTE vacancies, 399 WTE vacancies were for qualified social workers. The proportion of all social worker posts that were vacant was 7.4%.

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High Level Summary of Equality Statistics

Equality trends for Children and Young People can be accessed at Chapter 8 of the HLSES publication.

A full set of data extracts for each equality strand are available for:

Age | Disability | Ethnic Group
Gender | Religion Group

High Level Summary of Statistics Trends

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Children and Young People statistics in more detail

Publications
Recent statistical publications on Children and Young People, including background information, and other selected sources.

Data Supplier Area
Guidance and forms for our data suppliers.

Data Access
Guidance on requesting access to data held by Information and Analytical Services.

Consultation - ScotStat
Consultation and planning arrangements for Children and Young People statistical collections.

Related Areas and Links
Associated areas on the Scottish Government website, and other key links for further information.

Contacts
Our contact information.

Page updated: Friday, July 18, 2008