Announcements

Publication of Staff Retention in the Scottish Social Service Sector 2015

27 Jan 2017

We are pleased to announce the publication of a report on Staff Retention in the Scottish Social Service Sector. This report builds on the Experimental Statistics report published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) on staff retention in March 2016 (available here).

Publication of Whole Time Equivalent data for the Scottish Social Service Workforce 2015

27 Jan 2017

We are pleased to announce the publication of a report on the Whole Time Equivalent data for the Scottish Social Service Workforce 2015. This report builds on the Experimental Statistics report published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) on whole time equivalents (WTEs) in March 2016 (available here).

Interactive social worker data tool released

06 Jan 2017

We have recently released a new Excel based Social Worker data tool (available here). The aim of this tool is to make the information on practising Social Workers employed by local authorities more accessible.

Publication of MHO time series data

03 Oct 2016

We are pleased to announce that MHO workforce data tables and charts have been published for the full period for which the SSSC holds this data (available here):

MHO numbers, full contracted Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) and WTE per 100k population: 2005 – 2015
MHO trainees: 2008/09 – 2015/16
MHO leavers: 2009 – 2015
All other MHO data: 2008 – 2015

Publication of 2015 LA post type data

02 Sep 2016

We are pleased to announce that the breakdown of LA post types for 2015 was published on Friday 2nd September (available here). The spreadsheets present headcount and WTE (whole time equivalent) data of all filled posts in local authority social work services where those employed do not work in a registered care service. This therefore covers staff working primarily in field social work services.