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

4. Staff by Type of Activity/ Location

4.1 This section provides information on the number (WTE) of staff by type of activity/ location (see Annex, paragraph 8.7).

4.2 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.

4.3 It should be noted that changes in the number of staff by type of activity/ location may have resulted from changes in the organisational structures of Social Work Services and from differences in the forms used to collect data. Care should therefore be taken in the interpretation of trends.

Staff (WTE) of Scottish Social Work Services, 1996 to 2001
by Type of Activity/ Location (1)

Table 3

Type of Activity/ Location

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

Strategic/ Central Staff

4,681

3,280

2,383

3,126

3,035

2,739

Criminal Justice Staff

998

1,099

1,187

1,160

1,182

1,241

Fieldwork Staff

7,411

8,798

9,530

8,479

8,377

8,979

Residential Staff: Services for Children

1,941

1,823

1,883

1,924

2,009

2,003

Residential Staff: Services for Adults

7,228

6,484

5,912

6,161

5,866

5,891

Day Care Staff: Services for Children

703

674

547

556

675

600

Day Care Staff: Services for Adults

3,628

3,272

3,180

3,276

3,471

3,570

Domiciliary

11,681

11,093

10,539

9,138

9,482

9,594

Full-time secondments

60

75

36

8

66

67

Total

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.

 

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