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Grouped data on the number of cases held by social workers.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children's social work workforce: attrition, caseload, and agency workforce
- Release
- Reporting year 2021
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Proportion of all Case Holders
- Total FTE
- Filters
- Number of Cases Held (Group)
- Time period
- 2021
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| geographic_level | time_period | time_identifier | country_code | country_name | cases_held_per_fte | total_fte | proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 2021 | Reporting year | E92000001 | England | 1 - <5 Cases per FTE | 1876.7 | 9.17 |
| National | 2021 | Reporting year | E92000001 | England | 5 - <10 Cases per FTE | 2284.9 | 11.17 |
| National | 2021 | Reporting year | E92000001 | England | 10 - <15 Cases per FTE | 3923.42 | 19.18 |
| National | 2021 | Reporting year | E92000001 | England | 15 - <20 Cases per FTE | 5774.25 | 28.22 |
| National | 2021 | Reporting year | E92000001 | England | 20 - <25 Cases per FTE | 4094.71 | 20.02 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| cases_held_per_fte | Number of Cases Held (Group) |
| proportion | Proportion of all Case Holders |
| total_fte | Total FTE |
Footnotes
- Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.
- Social workers who do not hold cases (0 cases per FTE) are excluded – 17,930 FTE social workers.
- Social workers who held cases, but had 0 FTE recorded are excluded – 26 social worker with 0 FTE were holding 309 cases.
- Social workers holding more than 50 cases per FTE are excluded – 91.0 FTE social workers were holding 4,878 cases.
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