Statistical Bulletin SWK/S/2002/24 Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services: page 3


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Statistical Bulletin SWK/S/2002/24
Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services

3. All Staff in Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services

3.1 There were 45,796 staff employed by Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services in October 2001. This comprised 21,162 full-time staff and a further 24,634 staff who were employed on a part-time basis. The Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) number of staff was 34,683 (see Annex, paragraph 8.5). This represented a slight increase (2%) from the 2000 total.

Staff of Scottish Social Work Services, 1996 to 2001
Numbers and WTEs by Mode ⁽¹⁾

Table 1

	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Full-time staff	22,173	20,913	20,038	20,077	20,496	21,162
Part-time staff
Number	28,768	28,626	27,691	25,027	24,413	24,634
WTE	16,157	15,685	15,159	13,751	13,665	13,521
Total staff
Number	50,941	49,539	47,729	45,104	44,909	45,796
WTE	38,330	36,598	35,197	33,828	34,161	34,683

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 34,683 WTE staff in October 2001 corresponded to 6.8 staff per 1,000 population. This represented a small increase from 6.7 staff per 1,000 population in October 2000.

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. 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).

Staff (WTE) of Scottish Social Work Services, 1996 to 2001
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	2001	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Aberdeen City	1,829	1,699	1,680	1,717	1,596	1,397	8.4	7.9	7.9	8.1	7.6	6.7
Aberdeenshire	1,299	1,239	1,222	1,274	1,326	1,345	5.7	5.5	5.4	5.6	5.8	5.9
Angus	799	842	795	769	767	805	7.2	7.6	7.2	7.0	7.0	7.3
Argyll & Bute	436	650	640	637	700	799	4.8	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.8	9.0
Clackmannanshire	260	281	266	293	285	299	5.3	5.8	5.5	6.0	5.9	6.2
Dumfries & Galloway ⁽⁴⁾	951	949	744	733	453	523	6.4	6.4	5.1	5.0	3.1	3.6
Dundee City	1,560	1,557	1,310	1,242	1,190	1,220	10.4	10.5	8.9	8.6	8.3	8.6
East Ayrshire	600	817	841	823	782	722	4.9	6.7	6.9	6.8	6.5	6.0
East Dunbartonshire	427	453	496	513	494	549	3.9	4.1	4.5	4.7	4.5	5.0
East Lothian	584	578	556	486	483	484	6.6	6.5	6.2	5.4	5.3	5.3
East Renfrewshire	343	414	409	371	428	466	3.9	4.7	4.6	4.2	4.8	5.2
Edinburgh, City of	3,772	3,667	3,639	3,649	3,763	3,832	8.4	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.3	8.5
Eileanan Siar	370	383	408	384	368	374	12.8	13.6	14.6	13.9	13.4	13.7
Falkirk	1,053	1,024	922	884	935	945	7.4	7.2	6.4	6.1	6.5	6.5
Fife	3,174	2,771	2,593	2,622	2,589	2,684	9.1	8.0	7.4	7.5	7.4	7.7
Glasgow City ⁽⁴⁾	7,206	6,034	5,406	4,008	4,275	4,164	11.7	9.9	8.7	6.5	7.0	6.8
Highland	1,263	1,262	1,126	1,233	1,052	1,331	6.1	6.0	5.4	5.9	5.0	6.4
Inverclyde	729	691	630	641	684	732	8.4	8.0	7.4	7.6	8.2	8.8
Midlothian	474	437	455	478	476	474	5.9	5.4	5.6	5.9	5.9	5.8
Moray	541	557	513	412	472	439	6.3	6.5	6.0	4.8	5.5	5.1
North Ayrshire	870	921	945	906	973	930	6.2	6.6	6.8	6.5	7.0	6.7
North Lanarkshire	1,990	1,835	1,997	1,930	2,223	2,394	6.1	5.6	6.1	5.9	6.8	7.3
Orkney Islands ⁽⁵⁾	235	252	260	336	285	288	11.9	12.7	13.3	17.2	14.6	14.8
Perth & Kinross	767	703	712	724	676	610	5.8	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.1	4.5
Renfrewshire	1,130	1,074	1,139	1,123	1,280	1,281	6.3	6.0	6.4	6.3	7.2	7.2
Scottish Borders	741	647	633	803	702	771	7.0	6.1	6.0	7.6	6.6	7.2
Shetland Islands	243	271	259	280	308	322	10.6	11.8	11.3	12.2	13.5	14.1
South Ayrshire	758	766	770	771	712	573	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.2	5.0
South Lanarkshire	1,803	1,739	1,762	1,723	1,735	1,742	5.9	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.7
Stirling	507	457	478	501	509	523	6.1	5.5	5.8	6.0	6.1	6.3
West Dunbartonshire	807	788	790	834	878	913	8.4	8.2	8.3	8.8	9.3	9.8
West Lothian	811	841	801	729	764	756	5.4	5.5	5.2	4.7	4.9	4.8
TOTAL	38330	36598	35197	33828	34161	34683	*7.5*	*7.1*	*6.9*	*6.6*	*6.7*	*6.8*

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 since 2000 have led to an increase in data accuracy. Trends should therefore be interpreted with caution.

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