Staff of Scottish Local Authority Social Work Services, 2005

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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

Strategic/ Central Staff

3,126

3,035

2,739

2,687

2,885

3,125

3,234

Criminal Justice Staff

1,160

1,182

1,241

1,310

1,452

1,549

1,694

Fieldwork Staff

8,479

8,377

8,979

9,625

11,164

11,995

12,607

Residential Staff: Services for Children

1,924

2,009

2,003

1,959

2,053

2,033

2,037

Residential Staff: Services for Adults

6,161

5,866

5,879

5,814

6,157

6,300

6,361

Day Care Staff: Services for Children

556

586

516

493

552

558

585

Day Care Staff: Services for Adults

3,276

3,471

3,570

3,607

3,691

3,884

4,025

Domiciliary

9,138

9,482

9,694

10,847

11,447

11,349

11,832

Full-time secondments

8

66

67

73

29

14

46

Unknown

-

-

-

-

-

151

173

Total (2)

33,828

34,072

34,688

36,415

39,429

40,956

42,593

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.

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