4. Cross-characteristics (in post) - national only
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FTE and headcount figures on the cross-characteristics of social workers in post by:
- age
- ethnicity
- gender
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children's social work workforce
- Release
- Reporting year 2023
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Social workers in post - FTE (as at 30 September)
- Social workers in post - headcount (as at 30 September)
- Filters
- Gender
- Age group
- Ethnicity major
- Time period
- 2017 to 2023
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | gender | age_group | ethnicity_major | inpost_fte | inpost_headcount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Total | 33119.1 | 35199 |
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Known | 26815.1 | 28522 |
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Not known | 6304 | 6677 |
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | White | 20020.7 | 21498 |
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups | 933.2 | 985 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_group | Age group |
| ethnicity_major | Ethnicity major |
| gender | Gender |
| inpost_fte | Social workers in post - FTE (as at 30 September) |
| inpost_headcount | Social workers in post - headcount (as at 30 September) |
Footnotes
- Full-time Equivalent (FTE) figures are calculated by aggregating the total number of hours that social workers are contracted to work and dividing by the standard hours for their grade. FTE figures exclude social workers for whom FTE information was missing or not known.
- Headcount is a count of all individual children and family social workers, regardless of their working pattern. Where a social worker holds more than one post within a local authority, only one post is counted (the more senior role where applicable).
- Age of the child and family social worker at 30 September of the reporting year.
- 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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