STAFF OF SCOTTISH LOCAL AUTHORITY SOCIAL WORK SERVICES, 2003
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 9.7).
4.2 Twenty-nine percent of staff employed by Scottish local authority social work services in October 2003 were domiciliary staff (mainly home carers) and 28% were fieldwork staff. A further 16% worked in residential establishments for adults and 9% 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, 1997 to 2003
by Type of Activity/ Location (1) | Table 3 |
Type of Activity/Location | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Strategic/Central Staff | 3,280 | 2,383 | 3,126 | 3,035 | 2,739 | 2,687 | 2,885 |
Criminal Justice Staff | 1,099 | 1,187 | 1,160 | 1,182 | 1,241 | 1,310 | 1,452 |
Fieldwork Staff | 8,798 | 9,530 | 8,479 | 8,377 | 8,979 | 9,625 | 11,164 |
Residential Staff: Services for Children | 1,823 | 1,883 | 1,924 | 2,009 | 2,003 | 1,959 | 2,053 |
Residential Staff: Services for Adults | 6,484 | 5,912 | 6,161 | 5,866 | 5,879 | 5,814 | 6,157 |
Day Care Staff: Services for Children | 674 | 547 | 556 | 586 | 516 | 493 | 552 |
Day Care Staff: Services for Adults | 3,272 | 3,180 | 3,276 | 3,471 | 3,570 | 3,607 | 3,691 |
Domiciliary | 11,093 | 10,539 | 9,138 | 9,482 | 9,694 | 10,847 | 11,447 |
Full-time secondments | 75 | 36 | 8 | 66 | 67 | 73 | 29 |
Total | 36,598 | 35,197 | 33,828 | 34,072 | 34,688 | 36,415 | 39,429 |
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.