News

On this page you can find announcements about publication dates and updates about our work.

Publication of technical report on the quality assurance of administrative data (QAAD)

07 Dec 2017

We are pleased to announce the publication of the technical report on the quality assurance of data used in the SSSC’s Official and National Statistics workforce data publications (available here).

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Publication of 2016 detailed workforce information

24 Nov 2017

We are pleased to announce that the detailed workforce information for 2016 was published on Friday 24th November (available here).

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Publication of additional 2016 MHO data tables

07 Nov 2017

We are pleased to announce the publication of some additional 2016 MHO workforce data tables that don't appear in the 2016 MHO report or in the full MHO time series data (click here):

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Interactive social worker data tool 2016 update published

01 Nov 2017

We have recently released an update to the 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.

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Publication of 2016 LA post type data

06 Oct 2017

We are pleased to announce that the breakdown of LA post types for 2016 was published on Friday 6th October (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.

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Publication of 2016 Workforce Data Report

14 Sep 2017

We are pleased to announce that Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2016 Workforce Data was published on 14 September 2017 (available here).

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