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Statistical Bulletin SWK/S/2002/24
Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services
2. Summary
- There were 34,683 Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) staff employed by Scottish
Local Authority Social Work Services in October 2001. This represented a slight
increase (2%) from the 2000 total (table 1).
- The 34,683 WTE staff in October 2001 corresponded to 6.8 staff per 1,000
population. The number of staff per 1,000 population was highest in the island
councils (14.8 in Orkney Islands, 14.1 in Shetland Islands and 13.7 in Eileanan
Siar) and lowest in Dumfries and Galloway (3.6) and Perth & Kinross (4.5)
(table 2).
- Over one quarter of staff employed by Scottish Local Authority Social Work
Services in October 2001 were domiciliary staff (mainly home carers) and just
over one quarter were fieldwork staff. A further 17% worked in residential
establishments for adults and 10% were located in day centres for adults (table
3).
- Almost two thirds of staff (64%) provided services for adults, a further
16% provided services for children and 4% provided services for offenders.
Eight percent of staff were attributed to generic provision, providing services
for more than one client group (table 4).
- The majority (85%) of all staff in 2001 were female. This proportion was
highest for staff providing services for adults, where 90% were female, and
lowest for staff providing services for offenders (59%) (table
4).
- There were a reported 2,425 vacancies in Scottish Local Authority Social
Work Services in October 2001. Of these, 471 were for qualified social workers
(table 10).
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