Catalogue of Social Care Data

Leavers

Reason for Leaving

This information is required to monitor why and where staff members go when leaving their current post. Of particular interest are staff who return to the social care sector and the patterns of activity which lead them back to the social care workforce.

Choose one of the following codes:
01 = Moved to new post:
A – promotion
B – sideways move
C – demotion
03 = Family reasons/commitments
04 = To study
05 = Retirement
A – Career completion
B – Medically retired
C – Early retirement
06 = Redundancy:
A – End of contract term
X – Other redundancy
07 = Dismissal:
08 = Death
09 = Resigned
98 = Other reason
99 = Not known

Leavers

Leaving Destination

This information is required to monitor where staff members go when leaving their current post, particularly looking over time at staff who return to the social care sector and identifying patterns of activity which leads back to the social care workforce.

Choose one of the following codes:
01 = Same authority/organisation:
A – Social Services area
B – non-Social Services area

02 = Different authority/organisation (social services):
A – Local Authority
B – Voluntary organisation
C – Private organisation

03 = Different authority/organisation (non-social services):
A – Local Authority
B – Voluntary organisation
C – Private organisation
D – NHS organisation
X – Other organisation

04 = To non-employment situation:
A – Unemployment (e.g. to look after family)
C – To further/higher education

05 = Abroad (out with UK):
A – EU country
B – Country out with EU

08 = To self-employment
09 = Death
98 = Other destination
99 = Not known

Leavers

End Date in post

This information is required to identify the length of service of staff members in particular posts. This information will also be used in modelling the social care workforce to make decisions on the recruitment and retention of social care staff.

This field is required for all leavers and records the date on which the staff member stopped working in a particular post. Please give the date in DD/MM/CCYY format.

The day could be estimated if the month and year are known (e.g. 15/02/2025). If
this information is unknown for a particular leaver, please enter 99/99/9999.

Leavers

ASP Council Officer Post?

This flags the leaver records which relate to individuals that were appointed as an ASP Council Officer in accordance with section 53 (1) of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007.
Only leavers appointed as ASP Council Officers who left the authority or changed post within the authority should be flagged.

Choose “YES” if the leaver was appointed as an ASP Council Officer.
Choose “NO” if the leaver was not appointed as an ASP Council Officer.

Leavers

MHO Post?

This data item flags the leaver records which pertain to Mental Health Officer (MHO) posts. Only those MHOs who left the authority or changed post within the authority should be flagged.

Choose “YES” if the person is leaving an MHO post.
Choose “NO” if the person is not leaving an MHO post.

Leavers

This sheet should be used to record all staff leavers at post level. You should include:
a) Staff who have changed post during the last year within the authority:
Strategic/Central and Fieldwork staff who appeared in a specific post category in the December 2024 Census, and now appear in a different post category in the December 2025 Census.
AND
b) Staff who have left the authority during the last year:
Strategic/Central and Fieldwork staff who appeared in the December 2024 Census, but do not appear anywhere in the December 2025 Census

If a member of staff appears in the 2024 and 2025 Annual Censuses in the same post category, they must not be included in the Leavers data. Furthermore, a registered Social
Worker who was practicing as a Mental Health Officer (MHO) in December 2024 and ceased to practice as an MHO during the year up to December 2025 without changing post or leaving the authority must not be included in the Leavers data. Such a Social Worker should, however, be recorded as an MHO leaver in the MHO tab (see detailed guidance for recording MHO leavers in Table 3 of the MHO tab in the data template). If you are unsure please contact us for assistance.
A spreadsheet tool has been developed to help local authorities identify which staff should have the Leaving Destination and Reason for Leaving reported (see separate instructions).

Local authority code
Post
Post name
Postcode
Gender
Ethnic Group
Disability
Date of birth
Whole time equivalent
Contract type
Start date in organisation
Start date in post
Employee status
HSCP Identifier
Nationality

Entry Source

This item is needed to understand flows of staff into the social care
system.

This information is required for all staff, who have started in a new post within the last 12 months i.e. a person who appears in a specific post category in the December 2025 Census but was not included in the same post category type in the December 2024 Census. If the member of staff appears in both the 2024 and 2025 Annual Censuses and in the same post category, then please leave blank. A spreadsheet tool has been developed to help local authorities identify which staff should have the Entry Source reported (see separate instructions).

Choose one of the following codes:

01 = Same authority/organisation:
A – Social Services area
B – non-Social Services area (should be used for someone coming into Local Authority Social Services from, for example, a non-social work services post in the education or housing department in the same authority)
C – Continuing post with new start date (should be used where a post has not really changed but the start date has been changed for administrative reasons)

02 = Different authority/organisation (social services):
A – Local Authority
B – Voluntary organisation
C – Private organisation

03 = Different authority/organisation (non-social services):
A – Local Authority
B – Voluntary organisation
C – Private organisation (includes private hospitals)
D – NHS organisation
X – Other organisation

04 = From non-employment situation:
A – First job (after education/unemployment) (education covers secondary, further and higher education)
B – From unemployment (not first job)
C – From family commitments
D – From further/higher education (not first job)

05 = From abroad (outwith UK):
A – EU country
B – Country outwith EU
06 = From self-employment
98 = Other source
99 = Not known

Main Nature of Working Hours Pattern

This indicates the nature and flexibility of the employee’s working hours pattern for each post.

Choose only one code from the following:
01 = Normal full-time “9-5, Monday-Friday” working (includes flexitime)
02 = Flexible working hours (i.e. a pre-agreed pattern of full-time working hours which deviates from the norm for that post to suit the needs of the postholder – e.g. 2 afternoons off a week)
03 = Annualised hours contract
04 = Term time working
05 = Vacation working
06 = Home working
07 = Job sharing
08 = Nine-day fortnight
09 = Four-and-a-half day week
11 = Shift working (incl. night shift) (for shift workers whose work involves night shifts, but not exclusively)
12 = Night working (dedicated) (should be recorded for employees whose job entails working ONLY at night)
13 = Compressed working (i.e. full week’s hours in four days)
14 = Part time
15 = Variable (should be recorded where the nature and flexibility of the employee’s working hours pattern is variable to the extent that it cannot be reflected by one or more of the other specific categories,
OR an employee has basic part-time contracted hours, and does a varying number of further hours on top every week (most weeks))
98 = Other arrangement (i.e. none of the above)
99 = Not known

HSCP identifier **mandatory**

This item indicates if the postholder does any work in a service or services provided by the Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Does the postholder do any work in any service or services provided by a Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP)?

Yes = the postholder does some work in one or more services provided by an HSCP
No = the postholder does no work in any service provided by an HSCP
Not known = it is not known if the postholder works in a service
provided by an HSCP

This item is intended to indicate the setting of the postholder’s work, not how the work is funded. The item is mandatory and should be recorded for all records in the Staff tab.

Examples:
1) for a postholder working exclusively in a Criminal Justice service provided wholly by the LA, the answer would be No.
2) for a postholder working exclusively in a Care Homes for Adults service formerly provided by the LA which has been taken on by the HSCP, the answer would be Yes.
3) for a postholder working part-time in a Children and Families service provided by the LA (Education Dept) and part-time in an Adults/Older People’s service provided by the HSCP, the answer would be Yes.

Nationality **mandatory**

This item gives a broad indication of the nationality of the postholder. If this information is unavailable, record ‘Not known’.

UK = A national of the United Kingdom
EEA = A national of a country in the European Economic Area/European Free Trade Area (apart from UK)
ROW = A national of a country elsewhere in the world (i.e. not of UK or a country in EEA/EFTA)
Not known = The nationality of the postholder is not known.

NB in the case of Two or more Nationalities, please select the Nationality in the following order of precedence:
UK, then EEA, then ROW.
However, if any are Unknown, choose Unknown.
Below is a list of the countries in the EEA and/or EFTA (other than
UK):

Austria Greece Norway Belgium Hungary Poland Bulgaria Iceland Portugal Croatia Ireland Romania Republic of Cyprus Italy Slovakia Czech Republic Latvia Slovenia Denmark Liechtenstein Spain Estonia Lithuania Sweden Finland Luxembourg Switzerland France Malta Germany Netherlands

Vacancies

Year

Generated automatically for whichever year it is

Vacancies

Local authority code

Generated automatically for whichever Scottish LA it is

Vacancies

Post of vacancy

This item is needed to measure the relative numbers of vacancies in different post types and the differences across time.

Post type is required for all vacancies using the codes and definitions given in Part 1 of these guidance notes.

1.01 Directors/Heads of Service
1.02 Service Managers (not elsewhere specified)
Includes Service Managers with more than 50% strategic management and Service Managers with operational management of more than one area. Service Managers who cannot be assigned to any other Service Manager classification should also be included in this category.
1.03 Other Senior Staff Not necessarily social work qualified. May include senior research staff, etc.
1.04 Planning, Commissioning and Contracting Staff
1.05 Registration/Inspection Officers
1.06 Research & Information Officers Includes IT/ systems staff.
1.07 Human Resources Staff, including Training
1.08 Finance Staff
1.09 Support Services (including Admin/ Clerical)
2.01 Area Managers
2.02 Service Managers Service Managers with more than 50% operational management and has responsibility for area service provision for fieldwork services; including Children & Families.
2.03 Team Leaders/Managers Excludes staff who have responsibility
for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers.
2.04 Senior Social Workers Includes all staff who have responsibility for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers. These staff must also possess the
relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) as a post requirement to do their job. Senior Practitioners that have
management responsibility for Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.05 Main Grade Social Workers Includes all staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker. These staff must possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) and are required to provide care to clients through caseloads. Senior Practitioners that do not have management responsibilities but do carry out more complex caseloads than Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.06 Advocacy/ Rights Staff e.g. Children’s Rights Officers.
2.063 Senior Occupational Therapists Includes Senior Occupational
Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. children services).
2.066 Occupational Therapists Includes Occupational Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. children services).
2.07 Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff Includes Community Workers, Teachers, Groupwork, etc. Excludes staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker.
2.075 Trainee Social Workers Fast Trackers and on-the-job trainees
should be recorded here.
2.08 SW Assistants Includes Child Care Assistants and unqualified staff who assist Social Workers with caseloads.
2.085 OT Assistants
2.09 Support Services (including Admin/ Clerical)
2.11 Service Managers Service Managers with more than 50% operational management and has responsibility for area service provision for fieldwork services; including Community Care.
2.12 Team Leaders/Managers Excludes staff who have responsibility
for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads
and supervise/manage Social Workers.
2.13 Senior Social Workers Includes all staff who have responsibility for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers. These staff must also possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) as a post requirement to do their job. Senior Practitioners that have management responsibility for Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.14 Main Grade Social Workers Includes all staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker. These staff must possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) and are required to provide care to clients through caseloads. Senior Practitioners that do not have management responsibilities but do carry out more complex caseloads than Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.15 Care Managers May be social work qualified, OT qualified or nursing qualified. Excludes staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker.
2.153 Senior Occupational Therapists Includes Senior Occupational
Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. adult services).
2.156 Occupational Therapists Includes Occupational Therapists
attached to specific teams (e.g. adult services).
2.16 Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff Includes Community Workers,
Teachers, Group work, etc. Excludes staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker.
2.165 Trainee Social Workers Fast Trackers and on the job trainees should be recorded here.
2.17 SW Assistants Includes unqualified staff who assist Social Workers with caseloads.
2.175 OT Assistants
2.18 Support Services (including Admin/ Clerical)
2.20 Service Managers Service Managers with more than 50% operational management and has responsibility for area service provision for fieldwork services; including Offenders.
2.21 Team Leaders/Managers Excludes staff who have responsibility for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers.
2.22 Senior Social Workers Includes all staff who have responsibility for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers. These staff must also possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) as a post requirement to do their job. Senior Practitioners that have management responsibility for Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.23 Main Grade Social Workers Includes all staff who have the
responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker. These staff must possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) and are required to provide care to clients through caseloads. Senior Practitioners that do not have management responsibilities but do carry out more complex caseloads than Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.233 Senior Occupational Therapists Includes Senior Occupational
Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. offender services).
2.236 Occupational Therapists Includes Occupational Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. offender services).
2.24 Community Service Staff
2.25 Supervised Attendance Staff Includes Bail staff.
2.255 Trainee Social Workers Fast Trackers and on the job trainees should be recorded here.
2.26 SW Assistants Includes unqualified staff who assist Social Workers with caseloads.
2.265 OT Assistants
2.27 Support Services (including Admin/ Clerical)
Includes research & information, planning and training staff.
2.29 Team Leaders/Managers Excludes staff who have responsibility
for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers.
2.30 Senior Social Workers Includes all staff who have responsibility for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers. These staff must also possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) as a post requirement to do their job. Senior Practitioners that have management responsibility for Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.31 Main Grade Social Workers Includes all staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker. These staff must possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) and are required to provide care to clients through caseloads. Senior Practitioners that do not have management responsibilities but do carry out more complex caseloads than Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.32 Welfare Rights Officers Includes Benefits Advice, Advocacy staff.
2.33 Senior Occupational Therapists Includes Senior Occupational
Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. community care).
2.34 Occupational Therapists Includes Occupational Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. community care).
2.35 Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff Includes Community Workers,
Teachers, Groupwork, etc. Excludes staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker.
2.355 Trainee Social Workers Fast Trackers and on the job trainees should be recorded here.
2.36 SW Assistants Includes unqualified staff who assist Social Workers with caseloads.
2.37 OT Assistants
2.38 Support Services (including Admin/ Clerical)

Vacancies

Local authority post name **optional**

A column is provided for the optional recording of the job title as
used in the local authority. This may help data suppliers keep
track of how the job titles are mapped across to our posts, and
could also help to form the basis of any future updating of the list
of posts. However, the recording of this data item is optional.

Vacancies

Postcode

The postcode of the office where the holder of the vacant post would be based.

Format: a valid postcode with a space between the out-code part and the in-code part. Up to 8 characters. e.g. DD1 4NY.

Vacancies

Whole time equivalent

This information is to help monitor the overall level of vacancies in social services relative to the total staff WTE. This will inform decisions on the recruitment and retention of social care staff. For each vacancy enter the Whole-Time Equivalent (WTE), using the definition given in Part 1 of these guidance notes.

Vacancies

Contract type

This data item records the type of contract required for all vacant
posts using the same codes as those used in Part 1 of these
guidance notes.

This is required for all records using one of these codes:
01 = Permanent (with guaranteed hours)
02 = Temporary (includes secondment – with guaranteed hours)
03 = Agency
04 = Bank
05 = Fixed Term (excludes secondment – with guaranteed hours)
06 = Sessional (with guaranteed hours)
07 = Casual or Relief
08 = Trainee (on the payroll – with guaranteed hours)
09 = Permanent (no guaranteed hours)
10 = Temporary (includes secondment – no guaranteed hours)
11 = Fixed Term (excludes secondment – no guaranteed hours)
12 = Sessional (no guaranteed hours)
13 = Trainee (on the payroll – no guaranteed hours)
98 = Other
99 = Not known
Notes: a) categories 09 – 13 allow various forms of “zero hours” type contracts to be recorded.
b) categories 05 & 11 “Fixed term” – a fixed-term contract is one which is due to terminate on a specified date.
c) category 02 & 10 “Temporary” – a temporary contract is normally used when no end date is known and its termination is dependent on an event such as return from sick leave or maternity leave, or completion of a job.

Vacancies

Post Registration Category

This item indicates whether the post requires the member of staff to be registered with a registration body. This is required for all vacant posts using the same codes as those used in Part 1 of these guidance notes.

A mapping between Post Category and Post Registration Category is automatically provided to assist with assigning a Post Registration Category, but you should overwrite this if the automated code is not applicable.

Vacancies

Main Job Function

For each vacant post, you should enter one value only from the list of Sub-category codes for Main Job Function featured in Part 1 of these guidance notes.

A mapping between Post Category and Job Function is automatically provided to assist with assigning a Job Function, but you should overwrite this if the automated code is not applicable.

Vacancies

Main Focus of Service Provision

The nature of the setting in which the vacant post is located. For each vacant post, you should enter one value only from the Main Focus of Service Provision codes used in Part 1 of the guidance notes.

A mapping between Post Category and Main Focus of Service Provision is automatically provided to assist with assigning a Main Focus, but you should overwrite this if the automated code is not applicable.

Vacancies

Main Employee Service User Group

The service area in which the vacant post is located, usually shaped around the type of people who receive those services. For each vacant post, you should enter one value only from the list of codes used in Part 1 of these guidance notes.

00 = Job not directly attributable to specific user group (should be used for employees whose job is not directly attributable to specific service user group(s). Some administrative and other support jobs in a Local Authority Social Work Department will fall into this category (e.g. Admin Support, Finance, Human Resources etc.). However, administrative and other support jobs which can be attributed to one or more service user groups should be recorded against the category which reflects the main service user group).

01 = Older People (65+)
02 = Adults
A – Mental Health
B – Learning Disability
C – Physical Disability
D – Substance Misuse
E – Sensory Impairment
X – Other Adults
03 = Children/Young People (other than young offenders)
A – Mental Health
B – Disability
C – Substance Misuse
D – Youth Work
X – Other Children/YP
04 = Generic Offenders
A – Adult Offenders
B – Young Offenders
06 = Carers
98 = Other specific service user group
99 = Not known

Vacancies

Is Vacancy In Process Of Being Filled?

This question is included to enable local authorities to indicate which reported vacancies are in the process of being filled on the census date (e.g. have been advertised).

For each vacancy, record “Yes” for posts which the social work services department intends to fill, including those for which they have unsuccessfully attempted to appoint someone, or for which an appointment has been made but the appointee has not yet taken up the post.
Vacant posts which have not yet been advertised (e.g. posts that are known to be vacant in advance of the advertising of that post) should be recorded as “No”. Vacancies which have occurred too recently for the vacancy to be advertised, should be recorded as “No”.

Vacancies

MHO Post?

This data item flags the vacancy records pertaining to vacancies for Mental Health Officer (MHO) positions.

Choose “Yes” if the vacancy is for an MHO position.
Choose “No” if the vacancy is not for an MHO position.

Vacancies

HSCP identifier **mandatory**

This item indicates if the vacancy is for a post where the postholder would work in a service or services provided by the Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP).
Would the postholder do work in any service or services provided by a Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP)?

Yes = the postholder would work in one or more services provided by an HSCP
No = the postholder would not work in any service provided by an HSCP
Not known = it is not known if the postholder would work in a service provided by an HSCP
This item is intended to indicate the setting of the postholder’s work, not how the work is funded. The item is mandatory and should be recorded for all records in the Vacancies tab.
Examples:
1) for a postholder working exclusively in a Criminal Justice service provided wholly by the LA, the answer would be No.
2) for a postholder working exclusively in a Care Homes for Adults service formerly provided by the LA which has been taken on by the HSCP, the answer would be Yes.
3) for a postholder working part-time in a Children and Families service provided by the LA (Education Dept) and part-time in an Adults/Older People’s service provided by the HSCP, the answer would be Yes.

Vacancies

Vacancy definition **mandatory**

This item indicates the definition used for the vacancy.

Choose from the drop-down one of the following:
Advertised not filled = posts which are or have been advertised but not yet filled
No employee attached = posts where no employee is attached (this does not include posts where the holder is seconded or posts
where the holder has reduced their hours)
No employee attached (with budget) = posts where there is no employee attached and there is a confirmed budget
Posts approved for recruitment = posts where the post has been approved for recruitment (but may not yet be advertised)
Unfilled established hours = all unfilled hours in establishment posts (e.g. a post where the holder has reduced their hours but the
remaining hours are not filled and may never be advertised)
Other = any other definition
Not known = the vacancy definition is not known

Pay/Salary
• Gross Annual Wage
OR
• Gross Hourly Wage

The actual basic remuneration or rate of pay received by the
employee for a designated period in each particular post.

Please quote the Gross Annual Wage, or the Gross Hourly Wage, for staff whose WTE in a specific post is 1.00 (i.e. fulltime).

For staff whose WTE in a specific post is less than 1.00, please only record their Gross Hourly Wage. This can be calculated by dividing their ACTUAL basic Gross Annual Wage (i.e. not the full-time equivalent salary for a part-time employee) by their weekly contracted hours multiplied by 52 weeks.
For example, if a member of staff works in a post that would pay a Gross Annual Wage of £25,000 if the person was fulltime (i.e. worked 36 hours per week), but the person actually worked half-time (i.e. worked 18 hours per week), then their
ACTUAL basic Gross Annual Wage is £12,500. Therefore, their
Gross Hourly Wage is: £12,500 / (18 hours * 52 weeks) = £13.35 (Code H05). Overtime payments are EXCLUDED.

A = Gross Annual Wage H = Gross Hourly Wage
A = (whole pounds) H = (pounds and pence)
A01 = < 10,000 H01 = 52,500 H08 = >28.85

Post Registration Category

This information is required to identify posts that require or will require the holder to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the Health Professions Council (HPC), the General Medical Council (GMC), the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) or the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

See SSSC website for details on registration:

Registration

See HCPC website for details on registration:
http://www.hcpc-uk.org/aboutregistration/

See GMC website for details on registration:
http://www.gmc-uk.org/register/index.asp

See NMC website for details on registration:
https://www.nmc.org.uk/

A mapping between Post Category and Post Registration Category is automatically provided to assist with assigning a Post Registration Category, but you should overwrite this if the automated code is not applicable.

This is required for all filled posts using these codes:

01 SSSC – Social Workers
02 SSSC – Managers of Residential Child Care Services
03 SSSC – Residential Child Care Workers with Supervisory Responsibilities
04 SSSC – Residential Child Care Workers (i.e. other than supervisors
or managers)
5 SSSC – Managers of Care Home Services for Adults
06 SSSC – Supervisors in Adult Residential Care
07 SSSC – Practitioners in Adult Residential Care
08 SSSC – Support Workers in Adult Residential Care
09 SSSC – Managers of Adult Day Care Services
10 SSSC – Managers/Lead Practitioner in Early Education and Child Care
11 SSSC – Practitioners in Early Education and Child Care
12 SSSC – Support Workers in Early Education and Child Care
13 SSSC – Managers in Housing Support Services
14 SSSC – Supervisors in Housing Support Services
15 SSSC – Support Workers in Housing Support Services
17 SSSC – Social Worker Trainee/Student
30 HCPC – Arts Therapist
31 HCPC – Biomedical Scientist
32 HCPC – Chiropodist / Podiatrist
33 HCPC – Clinical Scientist
34 HCPC – Dietician
35 HCPC – Occupational Therapist
36 HCPC – Operating Department Practitioner
37 HCPC – Orthoptist
38 HCPC – Paramedic
39 HCPC – Physiotherapist
40 HCPC – Practitioner Psychologist
41 HCPC – Prosthetist / Orthotist
42 HCPC – Radiographer
43 HCPC – Speech and Language Therapist
50 GMC
55 GTCS
60 NMC – Adult – RN1, RNA
61 NMC – Adult – RN2
62 NMC – Mental Health – RN3, RNMH
63 NMC – Mental Health – RN4
64 NMC – Learning Disabilities – RN5, RNLD
65 NMC – Learning Disabilities – RN6
66 NMC – General – RN7
67 NMC – Children – RN8, RNC
68 NMC – Fever – RN9
69 NMC – Midwifery – RM
70 NMC – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – HV – RHV
71 NMC – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – SN – RSN
72 NMC – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – OH – ROH
73 NMC – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – FHN – RFHN
74 NMC – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – RSCP
98 Post Not Registrable
99 Not Known If Post Requires A Registered Person

Local authority post name

A column is provided for the optional recording of the job title
as used in the local authority. This may help data suppliers
keep track of how the job titles are mapped across to our posts,
and could also help to form the basis of any future updating of
the list of posts. However, the recording of this information is
optional.

The postcode of the office base of the LASWS employee.

Format: a valid postcode with a space between the out-code
part and the in-code part. Up to 8 characters. e.g. DD1 4NY.

Gender
This information is to allow the analysis of the social care
workforce by gender.

This should be completed for all staff using the codes below:
0 = Not known
1 = Male
2 = Female
8 = Other Specific (should be used for people who have a clear idea of their gender, but it is neither discretely male or female e.g. intersex, transgender, third gender.)

Ethnic Group
This information is to allow the analysis of the social care
workforce by ethnic group.

This is required for all staff records using the following codes:
10 White
11 = Scottish
12 = Other British
13 = Irish
14 = Other specific white ethnic group
15 = Gypsy/Traveller
16 = Polish
20 = Mixed or multiple ethnic groups
30 Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British
31 = Pakistani, Pakistani Scottish or Pakistani British
32 = Indian, Indian Scottish or Indian British
33 = Bangladeshi, Bangladeshi Scottish, Bangladeshi British
34 = Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese British
35 = Other Asian
40 African
41 = African, African Scottish or African British
42 = Other African
50 Caribbean or Black
51 = Caribbean, Caribbean Scottish or Caribbean British
52 = Black, Black Scottish or Black British
53 = Other Caribbean or Black
60 Other Main Ethnic Group
61 = Arab, Arab Scottish, or Arab British
62 = Other specific ethnic group (i.e. other than Arab, Arab
Scottish, or Arab British)
97 = Not disclosed
99 = Not known

Disability
This information is required to monitor the mix of the social
care workforce. This indicates whether the employee has declared himself to be
disabled according to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. A person has a disability under the provisions of the Act if he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.

This is required for all staff records using the following codes:
00 = No
01 = Yes
97 = Not disclosed (should be used where the employee is asked to provide the information, but declines to do so)
99 = Not known (should be recorded where the information is not known for any reason OTHER than non-disclosure).

Religion/Belief

This information is to allow the analysis of the social care workforce by religion/belief. This is required for all staff records using the following codes:
00 = None
01 = Church of Scotland
02 = Roman Catholic
03 = Other Christian
04 = Muslim
05 = Buddhist
06 = Sikh
07 = Jewish
08 = Hindu
09 = Pagan
10 = Other Religion/Belief
99 = Not Known or Disclosed

Date of birth
This information is required to model the social care workforce and to make decisions about the recruitment and training of social care staff.

This information is required for each post holder. Please enter the date of birth in DD/MM/CCYY format. The day could be estimated if the month and year are known (e.g. 15/02/1952), or the day and month if only the year is known (e.g. 15/06/1952). 99/99/9999 should be recorded if this information is unknown.

Whole time equivalent

For each post holder enter the Whole-Time Equivalent (WTE), calculated as
follows:-
 Divide the weekly hours worked by the staff member by the recognised weekly hours for a Full-Time member of staff for that post
 Express the result to two decimal places. WTE for each post holder should be expressed as a number to two decimal places greater than 0.00 and less than or equal to 1.00 (0.00 ≤ 1.00).
Where a member of staff works in two locations, for example, a full-time Unit
Manager spends an equal amount of time in separate Residential Establishments
both children and the elderly, enter a Part-Time member of staff under each category with the corresponding WTE of 0.50. Similarly, if a member of staff is working for more than one local authority, then please include the WTE as the appropriate proportion of time they spend in your local authority e.g. if a post is split equally amongst 3 local authorities and the worker is full time, then the WTE = 0.33 in each local authority. Where a post is partly funded by another service (e.g. Housing or Education),
only the social work funded part of the post should be included. For example, if a full-time post is three quarters funded by Social Work and one quarter funded by Housing, an entry of one Part-Time member of staff with a WTE of 0.75 should be entered in the relevant row. If possible, such posts should be apportioned, regardless of whether the staff concerned are working for 2 separate departments or 1 combined department within the council. NB It is appreciated that apportioning staff to services may be difficult. If this can’t be done easily, please include (rather than exclude) such staff. Staff who are employed in the Social Work Service but whose costs are entirely met by payments from Health Boards should not be included in the return.

Whole time equivalent score

Contract type

The type of contract held by the staff member on the census date should be recorded.

This is required for all records using one of these codes:
01 = Permanent (with guaranteed hours)
02 = Temporary (includes secondment – with guaranteed hours)
03 = Agency
04 = Bank
05 = Fixed Term (excludes secondment – with guaranteed hours)
06 = Sessional (with guaranteed hours)
07 = Casual or Relief
08 = Trainee (on the payroll – with guaranteed hours)
09 = Permanent (no guaranteed hours)
10 = Temporary (includes secondment – no guaranteed hours)
11 = Fixed Term (excludes secondment – no guaranteed hours)
12 = Sessional (no guaranteed hours)
13 = Trainee (on the payroll – no guaranteed hours)
98 = Other
99 = Not known
Notes: a) categories 09 – 13 allow various forms of “zero hours” type contracts to be recorded.
b) categories 05 & 11 “Fixed term” – a fixed-term contract is one which is due to terminate on a specified date.
c) category 02 & 10 “Temporary” – a temporary contract is normally used when no end date is known and its termination is dependent on an event such as return from sick leave or maternity leave, or completion of a job.

Person Registration Category relevant to their Post

This information is required for all filled posts to identify the Registration Categories that staff are registered under that are relevant to their post.

See SSSC website for details on registration:

Registration

See HCPC website for details on registration:
http://www.hcpc-uk.org/aboutregistration/
See GMC website for details on registration:
http://www.gmc-uk.org/register/index.asp
See NMC website for details on registration:
https://www.nmc.org.uk/

You should enter up to three categories each staff member is registered under on the census date that are relevant to their current post using the codes below.
For example, if a staff member is registered as a social worker, but the post they are in does not require them to be, then do not include this on the form.
They can be recorded in any order. Where someone has more than three relevant registrations in the list below, please give the three most appropriate for their post.

01 SSSC – Social Workers
02 SSSC – Managers of Residential Child Care Services
03 SSSC – Residential Child Care Workers with Supervisory Responsibilities
04 SSSC – Residential Child Care Workers (i.e. other than supervisors
or managers)
05 SSSC – Managers of Care Home Services for Adults
06 SSSC – Supervisors in Adult Residential Care
07 SSSC – Practitioners in Adult Residential Care
08 SSSC – Support Workers in Adult Residential Care
09 SSSC – Managers of Adult Day Care Services
10 SSSC – Managers/Lead Practitioner in Early Education and Child Care
11 SSSC – Practitioners in Early Education and Child Care
12 SSSC – Support Workers in Early Education and Child Care
13 SSSC – Managers in Housing Support Services
14 SSSC – Supervisors in Housing Support Services
15 SSSC – Support Workers in Housing Support Services
17 SSSC – Social Worker Trainee/Student
30 HCPC – Arts Therapist
31 HCPC – Biomedical Scientist
32 HCPC – Chiropodist / Podiatrist
33 HCPC – Clinical Scientist
34 HCPC – Dietician
35 HCPC – Occupational Therapist
36 HCPC – Operating Department Practitioner
37 HCPC – Orthoptist
38 HCPC – Paramedic
39 HCPC – Physiotherapist
40 HCPC – Practitioner Psychologist
41 HCPC – Prosthetist / Orthotist
42 HCPC – Radiographer
43 HCPC – Speech and Language Therapist
50 GMC
55 GTCS
60 NMC – Adult – RN1, RNA
61 NMC – Adult – RN2
62 NMC – Mental Health – RN3, RNMH
63 NMC – Mental Health – RN4
64 NMC – Learning Disabilities – RN5, RNLD
65 NMC – Learning Disabilities – RN6
66 NMC – General – RN7
67 NMC – Children – RN8, RNC
68 NMC – Fever – RN9
69 NMC – Midwifery – RM
70 NMC – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – HV – RHV
71 NMC – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – SN – RSN
72 NMC – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – OH – ROH
73 NMC – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – FHN – RFHN
74 NMC – Specialist Community Public Health Nursing – RSCP
97 Person Will Need To Register But Is Not Yet Registered
98 Person Does Not Need To Register
99 Not Known If Person Is Registered Or Not

Person Registration Category Status

This information is required to identify the Status of the person’s registration where they are registered with a relevant registration body.

See SSSC website for details on registration:

Registration

See HCPC website for details on registration:
http://www.hcpc-uk.org/aboutregistration/
See GMC website for details on registration:
http://www.gmc-uk.org/register/index.asp
See NMC website for details on registration:
https://www.nmc.org.uk/

If you have stated that the person is registered with a registration body, you must state the status of that registration.

This is required for all recorded relevant registrations, using
these codes:

01 Fully Registered (SSSC, HPC, GMC, GTCS, NMC)
02 SSSC – Registered – Subject to a Condition – If condition includes anything to do with Qualifications
03 SSSC – Registered – Subject to a Condition – If Condition has nothing to do with qualifications
04 GTCS – Registered – Provisional
99 Do Not Know Status of Registration

MHO Identifier **mandatory where applicable**

This data item flags the staff records pertaining to Mental Health Officers (MHOs) and is essential for much of the data in the MHO tab of the LASWS return. The recording of this data item is strictly mandatory.

Otherwise, LEAVE BLANK.

1 Practicing MHO on the census date and/or during the year up to the census date, or available to practice as an MHO on the census date (including Temporary cover staff)

ASP Council Officer Identifier **mandatory where applicable**

This data item flags the staff members that have been appointed as ASP Council Officers. Section 53 (1) of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 defines a council officer as an individual appointed by a council under Section 64 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.

1 Individual appointed as an ASP Council Officer in accordance with section 53 (1) of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007

Otherwise, LEAVE BLANK.

Start Date in organisation

Required to identify the length of service of staff members in the local authority and highlight new staff members. This information will be used in modelling the social care workforce to make decisions on the recruitment and retention of social care staff. This field is required for all staff and records the date on which the staff member started work in the local authority.

Please give the date in DD/MM/CCYY format. The day could be estimated if the month and year are known (e.g. 15/02/2019), or the day and month if only the year is known (e.g. 15/06/2009). 99/99/9999 should be recorded if this information is unknown.

Start Date in current post

Required to identify the length of service of staff members in their current post and highlight new post holders. This information will be used in modelling the social care workforce to make decisions on the recruitment and retention of social care staff.
This field is required for all staff and records the date on which the staff member started work in their current post.

Please give the date in DD/MM/CCYY format. The day could be estimated if the month and year are known (e.g. 15/02/2019), or the day and month if only the year is known (e.g. 15/06/2019). 99/99/9999 should be given if this information is unknown.

Employee Status

This item will be used to identify the staff in post on the census date and those who are absent. This will also minimise doublecounting of staff within the local authority.
This denotes EITHER:
• the basis on which the employee is present, OR:
• the reason for the employee’s absence on the census date.

Record one value only, including the appropriate sub-category under either 01 or 02. Main category only recording (i.e. just “Present” or “Absent”) is NOT permitted.

01 = Present:
A = Normal complement
B = Volunteer
C = Long-term sickness absence cover
D = Secondment cover
E = Maternity/Paternity leave cover
F = Career break cover
G = Long-term training/education/development absence cover
H = Other cover
X = Other present (including trainees and secondees)

02 = Absent:
A = Long term sickness absence (3 months or more)
B = Secondment
C = Maternity/Paternity leave
D = Career break
E = Long-term training/education/development (3 months or
more)
F = Short term sickness absence (less than 3 months)
X = Other absent

Main Job Function

For each post, you should enter one value only from the Subcategories list of codes.
A mapping between Post Category and Job Function is automatically provided to assist with assigning a Job Function, but you should overwrite this if the automated code is not applicable.

C0 Administrative/ Support worker
Ancillary staff whose main remit is to provide administrative, clerical and business support or direction and who normally have little direct, and no unsupervised contact with service users. They may be involved in a strategic role such as finance or policy planning.
C0A –Secretarial/clerical
C0B – Finance/Accounts
C0C – Human Resources/Training
C0X – Other Administrative/Support

C1 Ancillary worker
Ancillary staff whose main remit is not providing care but who normally have direct, often unsupervised contact with service users.
C1A – Catering
C1B – Domestic Services
C1C – Portering
C1D – Gardening
C1E – Building Maintenance
C1X – Other Ancillary

C2 Class 2 Care worker
Staff who provide direct personal physical, emotional, social or health care and support to service users and are accountable for dealing with routine aspects of a care plan or service. These staff usually have no supervisory responsibility.
C2A – RoutineCare/Support Work (other than Home Care, Care Home and AHP assistance)
C2B – Home Care
C2C – Routine
Care/Support Work(Care Home)
C2D – Allied Health Profession assistance
C2E – EY&C Support Workers
C2X – Other Level 2 Care work

C3 Class 3 Care worker
Staff who supervise the delivery of particular aspects of care and services in a particular setting which usually involves supervising other staff on a day-to-day basis (e.g. Meals Supervisor, Chargehand, Day Care Instructor, Senior Care Assistant). Staff may also contribute to the assessment of care needs, the development/implementation of care plans and the monitoring/evaluation of the delivery of care and services, as required.
C3A – Senior Care worker (other than Day
care/Care home)
C3B – Senior Care worker (Day care)
C3C – Senior Care worker (Care home)
C3D – EY&C Practitioners
C3E – Care workers in school hostels and special school care accommodation
C3X – Other Level 3 Care work

C4 Class 4 Care worker
Staff responsible for the assessment of care needs, the development/implementation of care plans, the delivery of care and services and the monitoring/evaluation of the delivery of care and services within a specific setting. Staff work with minimal supervision, are likely to but don’t necessarily supervise other staff and may be designated to take charge of a discrete service delivery area in the absence of the person with continuing responsibility.
C4A – Social Worker
C4B – Deputy Unit/Project Manager
C4C – (Senior) Allied Health Professional
C4D – Teacher
C4E – Registered Nurse
C4F – Care workers with supervisory responsibilities in school hostels and special school care accommodation
C4G – House staff in independent school care accommodation
C4X – Other Level 4 Care work

C5 Unit/Project manager
Staff with continuing responsibility for the management of care and service provision in a discrete service delivery area (e.g. a single service care home, a service delivery unit in a care home with multiple services, a specific project
involving a number of professional staff, a social work team). Staff are responsible for monitoring and maintaining standards of care and the management/deployment of staff and other resources in that service delivery area.
C5A – Senior Social Worker
C5B – Team Leader
C5C – Project Manager
C5D – Care Home manager (single
service)
C5E – Other Service Delivery Unit Manager
C5F – Senior/principal teacher
C5G – Senior/charge nurse
C5H – EY&C Lead practitioner/Manager
C5I – Managers in special/independent school care accommodation and school hostels
C5X – Other Unit/Project Manager

C6 Group manager
Staff with continuing overall responsibility for the management of care and service provision in two or more discrete service delivery areas (e.g. a group of care homes, a care home comprising a number of service delivery units, a number of projects, a number of social work teams). Staff are responsible for monitoring and maintaining standards of care, setting aims and objectives and the management/deployment of staff and other resources across those service delivery areas.
C6A – Service Delivery Unit Group Manager
C6B – Project Group Manager
C6C – Care Home Group manager (single home with multiple services, or group of homes)
C6D – Depute/Head Teacher
C6X – Other Group Manager

C7 Director/Chief Executive
Staff with the highest level of continuing overall responsibility for
the management of care and service provision in the organisation. Staff at this level have a given place on the organisation’s governing body (e.g. the management board) with a major say in overall strategic direction, organisational policy and the deployment of financial, human and physical resources.
C7A – (Deputy) Director of Social Work/Chief Social Work Officer
C7B – (Deputy) Director of Independent Social Care Organisation
C7C – Care Home Owner (single or group)
C7X – Other Director/Chief Executive

Main Focus of Service Provision

The nature of the setting in which the employee works (e.g. Care Home, Day Centre, Fieldwork etc.)
A mapping between Post Category and Main Focus of Service Provision is automatically provided to assist with assigning a Main Focus, but you should overwrite this if the automated code is not applicable.

Choose only one code from the following:
01 = Community based (including fieldwork)
02 = Residential
03 = Home care
04 = Day service (includes Adult or Older People’s day services, Childcare day service, Pre-school education, Out of school care)
05 = Criminal Justice/work with offenders
06 = Hospital/hospice/clinic
07 = School/education setting
08 = Housing support

(“The delivery of general counselling, advice, assistance and support to enable clients to move into, and / or sustain their tenancies, as agreed in a housing support plan. Housing support staff assist clients to access appropriate accommodation and other services such as housing and welfare benefits, social work services, education, community and health or nursing services. They may also give resettlement advice on housing options, arrears repayments, utilities connections and payments, use of fuel cards or meters, and use of appliances. Counselling may be provided as appropriate, for example on personal and property security, tenancy rights and responsibilities.” Source: National Care Standards and Statutory Instrument)

09 = Care at home (covers care provided to a client in their own home by someone resident on the premises (quite different from Home care – code 03))
10 = Administrative/support service
98 = Other
99 = Not known

Main Employee Service User Group

The service area in which the employee works, usually shaped around the type of people who receive those services (e.g. Older People, Carers, Children & Young People).
A mapping between Post Category and Main Employee Service User Group is automatically provided to assist with assigning a Main Employee Service User, but you should overwrite this if the automated code is not applicable.

Choose only one code from the following:

00 = Job not directly attributable to specific user group (should be used for employees whose job is not directly attributable to specific service user group(s). Some administrative and other support jobs in a Local Authority Social Work Department will fall into this category (e.g. Admin Support, Finance, Human Resources etc.). However, administrative and other support jobs which can be attributed to one or more service user groups should be recorded against the category which reflects the main service user group).

01 = Older People (65+)
02 = Adults
A – Mental Health
B – Learning Disability
C – Physical Disability
D – Substance Misuse
E – Sensory Impairment
X – Other Adults
03 = Children/Young People (other than young offenders)
A – Mental Health
B – Disability
C – Substance Misuse
D – Youth Work
X – Other Children/YP
04 = Generic Offenders
A – Adult Offenders
B – Young Offenders
06 = Carers
98 = Other specific service user group
99 = Not known

Year

Generated automatically for whichever year it is

Post of worker

1.01 Directors/Heads of Service
1.02 Service Managers (not elsewhere specified)
Includes Service Managers with more than 50% strategic management and Service Managers with operational management of more than one area. Service Managers who cannot be assigned to any other Service Manager classification should also be included in this category.
1.03 Other Senior Staff Not necessarily social work qualified. May include senior research staff, etc.
1.04 Planning, Commissioning and Contracting Staff
1.05 Registration/Inspection Officers
1.06 Research & Information Officers Includes IT/ systems staff.
1.07 Human Resources Staff, including Training
1.08 Finance Staff
1.09 Support Services (including Admin/ Clerical)
2.01 Area Managers
2.02 Service Managers Service Managers with more than 50% operational management and has responsibility for area service provision for fieldwork services; including Children & Families.
2.03 Team Leaders/Managers Excludes staff who have responsibility
for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers.
2.04 Senior Social Workers Includes all staff who have responsibility for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers. These staff must also possess the
relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) as a post requirement to do their job. Senior Practitioners that have
management responsibility for Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.05 Main Grade Social Workers Includes all staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker. These staff must possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) and are required to provide care to clients through caseloads. Senior Practitioners that do not have management responsibilities but do carry out more complex caseloads than Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.06 Advocacy/ Rights Staff e.g. Children’s Rights Officers.
2.063 Senior Occupational Therapists Includes Senior Occupational
Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. children services).
2.066 Occupational Therapists Includes Occupational Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. children services).
2.07 Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff Includes Community Workers, Teachers, Groupwork, etc. Excludes staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker.
2.075 Trainee Social Workers Fast Trackers and on-the-job trainees
should be recorded here.
2.08 SW Assistants Includes Child Care Assistants and unqualified staff who assist Social Workers with caseloads.
2.085 OT Assistants
2.09 Support Services (including Admin/ Clerical)
2.11 Service Managers Service Managers with more than 50% operational management and has responsibility for area service provision for fieldwork services; including Community Care.
2.12 Team Leaders/Managers Excludes staff who have responsibility
for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads
and supervise/manage Social Workers.
2.13 Senior Social Workers Includes all staff who have responsibility for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers. These staff must also possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) as a post requirement to do their job. Senior Practitioners that have management responsibility for Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.14 Main Grade Social Workers Includes all staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker. These staff must possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) and are required to provide care to clients through caseloads. Senior Practitioners that do not have management responsibilities but do carry out more complex caseloads than Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.15 Care Managers May be social work qualified, OT qualified or nursing qualified. Excludes staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker.
2.153 Senior Occupational Therapists Includes Senior Occupational
Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. adult services).
2.156 Occupational Therapists Includes Occupational Therapists
attached to specific teams (e.g. adult services).
2.16 Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff Includes Community Workers,
Teachers, Group work, etc. Excludes staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker.
2.165 Trainee Social Workers Fast Trackers and on the job trainees should be recorded here.
2.17 SW Assistants Includes unqualified staff who assist Social Workers with caseloads.
2.175 OT Assistants
2.18 Support Services (including Admin/ Clerical)
2.20 Service Managers Service Managers with more than 50% operational management and has responsibility for area service provision for fieldwork services; including Offenders.
2.21 Team Leaders/Managers Excludes staff who have responsibility for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers.
2.22 Senior Social Workers Includes all staff who have responsibility for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers. These staff must also possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) as a post requirement to do their job. Senior Practitioners that have management responsibility for Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.23 Main Grade Social Workers Includes all staff who have the
responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker. These staff must possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) and are required to provide care to clients through caseloads. Senior Practitioners that do not have management responsibilities but do carry out more complex caseloads than Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.233 Senior Occupational Therapists Includes Senior Occupational
Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. offender services).
2.236 Occupational Therapists Includes Occupational Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. offender services).
2.24 Community Service Staff
2.25 Supervised Attendance Staff Includes Bail staff.
2.255 Trainee Social Workers Fast Trackers and on the job trainees should be recorded here.
2.26 SW Assistants Includes unqualified staff who assist Social Workers with caseloads.
2.265 OT Assistants
2.27 Support Services (including Admin/ Clerical)
Includes research & information, planning and training staff.
2.29 Team Leaders/Managers Excludes staff who have responsibility
for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers.
2.30 Senior Social Workers Includes all staff who have responsibility for the hands-on management/allocation of caseloads and supervise/manage Social Workers. These staff must also possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) as a post requirement to do their job. Senior Practitioners that have management responsibility for Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.31 Main Grade Social Workers Includes all staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker. These staff must possess the relevant qualification (Degree in Social Work or equivalent) and are required to provide care to clients through caseloads. Senior Practitioners that do not have management responsibilities but do carry out more complex caseloads than Social Workers should also be recorded here.
2.32 Welfare Rights Officers Includes Benefits Advice, Advocacy staff.
2.33 Senior Occupational Therapists Includes Senior Occupational
Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. community care).
2.34 Occupational Therapists Includes Occupational Therapists attached to specific teams (e.g. community care).
2.35 Other Qualified Fieldwork Staff Includes Community Workers,
Teachers, Groupwork, etc. Excludes staff who have the responsibility for hands-on delivery of service caseload allocated by the Team Leader/Senior Social Worker.
2.355 Trainee Social Workers Fast Trackers and on the job trainees should be recorded here.
2.36 SW Assistants Includes unqualified staff who assist Social Workers with caseloads.
2.37 OT Assistants
2.38 Support Services (including Admin/ Clerical)

Local authority code

Generated automatically for whichever Scottish LA it is