This report was reissued and republished on the 12th November 2024 after a revision which is detailed here

Analysis of data at 14th June 2024

This report presents data on the whole time equivalent (WTE) number of social workers and social work vacancies in local authority social work services in June 2024. It is the third of our half-yearly reports on practising social workers (that is, main grade social workers and senior social workers).

This third report presents data from all 32 local authorities. Key findings from the report are set out below:

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We’ve published our second Register snapshot report which gives a unique insight into the social work, social care and children and young people workforce.  

This second report on our Register highlights the data we hold about the registered workforce in our role as regulator. 

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This page provides MHO workforce data for the full period for which data is available, as follows:

• Filled MHO posts, headcount and contracted Whole Time Equivalent (WTE): 2005 - 2024
• Cover MHOs: 2014 - 2024
• Age and gender of the MHO workforce: 2007 - 2024
• Ethnicity of the MHO workforce: 2008 - 2024
• MHO trainees: 2008/09 - 2024/2024
• MHO leavers: 2009 - 2024
• MHO vacancies & shortfalls: 2006 - 2024

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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2023 Workforce Data.

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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published the Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2023. 

The Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2023 presents information on: 

The number of practising MHOs in post at 5 December 2023, excluding long-term absentees.

MHO trainees, leavers, vacancies and staffing shortfalls.

Key characteristics of the MHO workforce (e.g. age) and the type of teams they work in.

The key points from this year’s MHO report are set out below.

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The Scottish Social Services Council publishes information on those undertaking qualifications relevant to work in the social service sector. This data is to help support workforce planning.

There are two main SVQ frameworks that are relevant to people working in care services. One is Social Services and Healthcare which is aimed primarily at those working in adult social care services. The other is Children and Young People which is aimed mainly at those working in day care for children and residential child care services. All of the SVQs are benchmark qualifications for workforce registration.

The tables published below present SVQ provision data separately for the two frameworks and cover the period 2019 to 2024. Data on the numbers of modern apprenticeships (MAs) within each framework is also provided including the proportion of SVQ activity made up by MAs.

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