2. Characteristics (in post, starters, leavers)
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FTE and headcount figures on characteristics of social workers in post, starters and leavers by: sex; age; ethnicity; role; and time in service.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children's social work workforce
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Social workers in post - FTE (as at 30 September)
- Percentage of social workers in post - FTE (as at 30 September)
- Social workers in post - headcount (as at 30 September)
- Filters
- Breakdown
- Time period
- 2017 to 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | breakdown_topic | breakdown | inpost_FTE | inpost_FTE_percentage | inpost_headcount | inpost_headcount_percentage | starters_FTE | starters_FTE_percentage | starters_headcount | starters_headcount_percentage | leavers_FTE | leavers_FTE_percentage | leavers_headcount | leavers_headcount_percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | 34328.2 | 100 | 36402 | 100 | 5613.4 | 100 | 5822 | 100 | 4728.7 | 100 | 5073 | 100 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 20 to 29 years old | 5252.5 | 15.3 | 5333 | 14.7 | 1584.5 | 28.2 | 1603 | 27.5 | 769.3 | 16.3 | 786 | 15.5 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 30 to 39 years old | 10321.8 | 30.1 | 11031 | 30.3 | 1792.8 | 31.9 | 1868 | 32.1 | 1491.1 | 31.5 | 1582 | 31.2 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 40 to 49 years old | 9022.6 | 26.3 | 9575 | 26.3 | 1288.5 | 23 | 1344 | 23.1 | 1104.1 | 23.3 | 1184 | 23.3 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 50 to 59 years old | 7085.5 | 20.6 | 7437 | 20.4 | 779.2 | 13.9 | 814 | 14 | 835.7 | 17.7 | 895 | 17.6 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | Breakdown |
| inpost_FTE | Social workers in post - FTE (as at 30 September) |
| inpost_FTE_percentage | Percentage of social workers in post - FTE (as at 30 September) |
| inpost_headcount | Social workers in post - headcount (as at 30 September) |
| inpost_headcount_percentage | Percentage of social workers in post - headcount (as at 30 September) |
Footnotes
- Age of the children and family social worker at 30 September of the reporting year.
- Age of social worker starter at 30 September of the reporting year.
- Age of social worker leaver on the date they left their post at the local authority.
- White comprises white British, white Irish, or any other white background.
- Black or Black British comprises black Caribbean, black African, or any other black background.
- Asian or Asian British comprises Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, or any other Asian background.
- Mixed comprises white and black Caribbean, white and black African, white and Asian, or any other mixed background.
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