Scottish Social Services Workforce Data
Publications
Our workforce data, information and intelligence publications are all available from this section of the web-site. Immediately below are quick links to our most recent publications, followed by more detailed information on each publication.
Date | Publication | |
Apr 24 | Digital Capabilities within the Adult Social Care Workforce in Scotland | Here |
Feb 24 | The Distribution of the Social Service Workforce Report | Here |
Jan 24 | The Fitness to Practise report | Here |
Jan 24 | 2022 Detailed workforce information - being amended presently. | Here |
Dec 23 | 2022 Children's Services Workforce Tables | Here |
Nov 23 | Adults' services workforce tables 2022 | Here |
Oct 23 | Social worker filled posts and vacancies six-monthly survey | Here |
Sep 23 | The 2022 Staff vacancies in care services report | Here |
Sep 23 | Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2022 Workforce Data | Here |
Sep 23 | Register annual report 2022 to 2023 | Here |
Aug 23 | Mental Health Officers time series data 2006 to 2022 | Here |
Aug 23 | Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2022 | Here |
Aug 23 | 2022-2023 SVQ Tables | Here |
Jun 23 | Movement of Day Care of Children Staff Report | Here |
May 23 | 2021 Children's Services Workforce Tables | Here |
Dec 22 | The Adults' services time series 2011 to 2021 | Here |
Dec 22 | 2021 Detailed workforce information | Here |
Nov 22 | Staff vacancies in care services 2021 | Here |
Oct 22 | Local Authority Post Types 2021 | Here |
Quarterly | Registration and Early Learning and Childcare data | Here |
December 2015
2014 detailed workforce information
This spreadsheet contains information about the Social Services
Workforce collected from services regulated by the Care Inspectorate
(via its Annual Returns in December) and from the annual December Local
Authority Social Work Services Staffing Return.
August 2015
Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2014 Workforce Data
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2014 Workforce Data.
Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2014
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published the Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2014.
July 2015
2013 detailed workforce information
Publication revised
This spreadsheet contains information about the Social Services
Workforce collected from services regulated by the Care Inspectorate
(via its Annual Returns in December) and from the annual December Local
Authority Social Work Services Staffing Return.
December 2014
2012 detailed workforce information
Publication revised
This spreadsheet contains information about the Social Services
Workforce collected from services regulated by the Care Inspectorate
(via its Annual Returns in December) and from the annual December Local
Authority Social Work Services Staffing Return.
Workforce skills reports 2013/2014
The aim of the Workforce Skills Reports (WSRs) is to bring together data on the sector's workforce, uptake of relevant qualifications, and data on service users along with broader information on drivers of change (e.g. developments in policy) in order to identify key workforce development challenges for the sector.