Table 1 Staff of Scottish Social Work Services, 1998 to 2006
Numbers and WTEs by Mode (1)
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 (2) | 2005 | 2006 (3,4,5) |
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Full-time staff | 20,038 | 20,077 | 20,423 | 21,084 | 21,848 | 23,462 | 24,697 | 25,849 | 25,433 |
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Part-time staff |
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Number | 27,691 | 25,027 | 24,386 | 24,637 | 25,598 | 26,657 | 27,679 | 28,159 | 28,343 |
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WTE | 15,159 | 13,751 | 13,649 | 13,604 | 14,567 | 15,967 | 16,259 | 16,744 | 15,910 |
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Total staff |
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Number | 47,729 | 45,104 | 44,809 | 45,721 | 47,446 | 50,119 | 52,376 | 54,008 | 53,776 |
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WTE | 35,197 | 33,828 | 34,072 | 34,688 | 36,415 | 39,429 | 40,956 | 42,593 | 41,343 |
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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) In 2004, data for Falkirk was not provided. 2003 figures for Falkirk have been used in the Scotland totals.
WTE information has been estimated for 779 part-time posts in 2004.
(3) In 2006, data for Dundee City was not provided. The data supplied for 2005 has been used.
(4) In 2006, children and families data for City of Edinburgh was not provided. The 2005 data for children and families has been used.
(5) In the October 2006 census, there was a change in methodology to eliminate the double counting of staff covering for absent staff.
Therefore, 2006 figures are not comparable with previous years.