Statistical Bulletin SWK/S/2001/23: August 2001: page 3


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Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2000

3. All Staff in Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services

3.1 There were 44,909 staff employed by Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services in October 2000. This comprised 20,496 full-time staff and a further 24,413 staff who were employed on a part-time basis. The Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) number of staff was 34,161 (see Annex, paragraph 7.10). This represented a slight increase (1%) from the 1999 total.

Staff of Scottish Social Work Services, 1996 to 2000
Numbers and WTEs by Mode ⁽¹⁾

Table 1

	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Full-time staff	22,173	20,913	20,038	20,077	20,496
Part-time staff
Number	28,768	28,626	27,691	25,027	24,413
WTE	16,157	15,685	15,159	13,751	13,665
Total staff
Number	50,941	49,539	47,729	45,104	44,909
WTE	38,330	36,598	35,197	33,828	34,161

Note:
(1) 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.

3.2 The 34,161 WTE staff in October 2000 corresponded to 6.7 staff per 1,000 population. This represented a slight increase from 6.6 staff per 1,000 population in October 1999.

3.3 The level of staffing in each council is influenced to some extent by the level of social work involvement required which, in turn, may be affected by a range of factors, including deprivation and urban/ rural issues. Other factors affecting the level of staffing include the extent to which services are contracted out and the extent to which services are provided in partnership with neighbouring councils and other organisations (see Annex, paragraphs 7.2 to 7.7). The number of staff per 1,000 population was highest in the island councils (14.6 in Orkney Islands, 13.7 in Shetland Islands and 13.5 in Eileanan Siar) and lowest in Dumfries and Galloway (3.1), East Dunbartonshire (4.5) and East Renfrewshire (4.8).

Staff (WTE) of Scottish Social Work Services, 1996 to 2000
Number of Staff and Staff per 1,000 Population ⁽¹⁾ by Local Authority ^{(2) (3)}

Table 2

Local Authority	Number of Staff (WTE)					Staff (WTE) per 1,000 population
Local Authority	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Aberdeen City	1,829	1,699	1,680	1,717	1,596	8.4	7.9	7.9	8.1	7.6
Aberdeenshire	1,299	1,239	1,222	1,274	1,326	5.7	5.5	5.4	5.6	5.8
Angus	799	842	795	769	767	7.2	7.6	7.2	7.0	7.0
Argyll & Bute	436	650	640	637	700	4.8	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.9
Clackmannanshire	260	281	266	293	285	5.3	5.7	5.5	6.0	5.9
Dumfries & Galloway ⁽⁴⁾	951	949	744	733	453	6.4	6.4	5.1	5.0	3.1
Dundee City	1,560	1,557	1,310	1,242	1,190	10.4	10.5	8.9	8.6	8.3
East Ayrshire	600	817	841	823	782	4.9	6.7	6.9	6.8	6.5
East Dunbartonshire	427	453	496	513	494	3.9	4.1	4.5	4.6	4.5
East Lothian	584	578	556	486	483	6.6	6.5	6.2	5.4	5.3
East Renfrewshire	343	414	409	371	428	3.9	4.7	4.7	4.2	4.8
Edinburgh, City of	3,772	3,667	3,639	3,649	3,763	8.4	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.3
Eileanan Siar	370	383	408	384	368	12.8	13.6	14.6	13.9	13.5
Falkirk	1,053	1,024	922	884	935	7.4	7.1	6.4	6.1	6.5
Fife	3,174	2,771	2,593	2,622	2,589	9.1	8.0	7.4	7.5	7.4
Glasgow City ⁽⁴⁾	7,206	6,034	5,406	4,008	4,275	11.7	9.9	8.7	6.6	7.0
Highland	1,263	1,262	1,126	1,233	1,052	6.0	6.1	5.4	5.9	5.0
Inverclyde	729	691	630	641	684	8.4	8.0	7.4	7.5	8.1
Midlothian	474	437	455	478	476	5.9	5.4	5.6	5.9	5.8
Moray	541	557	513	412	472	6.3	6.5	6.0	4.8	5.6
North Ayrshire	870	921	945	906	973	6.2	6.6	6.8	6.5	7.0
North Lanarkshire	1,990	1,835	1,997	1,930	2,223	6.1	5.6	6.1	5.9	6.8
Orkney Islands ⁽⁵⁾	235	252	260	336	285	11.9	12.7	13.3	17.1	14.6
Perth & Kinross	767	703	712	724	676	5.8	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.1
Renfrewshire	1,130	1,074	1,139	1,123	1,280	6.3	6.0	6.4	6.3	7.2
Scottish Borders	741	647	633	803	702	7.0	6.1	6.0	7.5	6.6
Shetland Islands	243	271	259	280	308	10.5	11.8	11.3	12.3	13.7
South Ayrshire	758	766	770	771	712	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.3
South Lanarkshire	1,803	1,739	1,762	1,723	1,735	5.9	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6
Stirling	507	457	478	501	509	6.1	5.5	5.8	5.9	6.0
West Dunbartonshire	807	788	790	834	878	8.4	8.2	8.3	8.8	9.3
West Lothian	811	841	801	729	764	5.4	5.5	5.2	4.7	4.9
TOTAL	38,330	36,598	35,197	33,828	34,161	*7.5*	*7.1*	*6.9*	*6.6*	*6.7*

Note:
(1) Staff per 1,000 population are based on GROS mid-year population estimates.
(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.
(3) Staffing levels may vary between councils as a result of differences in the way services are provided. Factors which may have an influence on staffing numbers include contracting out or commissioning of services and partnership arrangements with neighbouring councils.
(4) Major recent changes in staffing numbers include changes in the arrangements for home care services in Glasgow City (between 1998 and 1999) and Dumfries & Galloway (between 1999 and 2000).
(5) Improved recording practices in Orkney Islands Council in 2000 have led to an increase in data accuracy. Trends should therefore be interpreted with caution.

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Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2000

3. All Staff in Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services

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