Table 3
Staff ( WTE) of Scottish Social Work Services, 1999 to 2005
by Type of Activity/ Location (1)
Type of activity/ location | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Strategic/ Central Staff | 3,126 | 3,035 | 2,739 | 2,687 | 2,885 | 3,125 | 3,234 |
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Criminal Justice Staff | 1,160 | 1,182 | 1,241 | 1,310 | 1,452 | 1,549 | 1,694 |
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Fieldwork Staff | 8,479 | 8,377 | 8,979 | 9,625 | 11,164 | 11,995 | 12,607 |
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Residential Staff: Services for Children | 1,924 | 2,009 | 2,003 | 1,959 | 2,053 | 2,033 | 2,037 |
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Residential Staff: Services for Adults | 6,161 | 5,866 | 5,879 | 5,814 | 6,157 | 6,300 | 6,361 |
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Day Care Staff: Services for Children | 556 | 586 | 516 | 493 | 552 | 558 | 585 |
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Day Care Staff: Services for Adults | 3,276 | 3,471 | 3,570 | 3,607 | 3,691 | 3,884 | 4,025 |
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Domiciliary | 9,138 | 9,482 | 9,694 | 10,847 | 11,447 | 11,349 | 11,832 |
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Full-time secondments | 8 | 66 | 67 | 73 | 29 | 14 | 46 |
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Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | 151 | 173 |
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Total (2) | 33,828 | 34,072 | 34,688 | 36,415 | 39,429 | 40,956 | 42,593 |
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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.
(2) Totals do not equal the sum of components due to rounding of WTEs.