It does not include people in nursing homes. People with dementia receiving a service have not been included with the other Accounts Commission figures in case of double counting. It is acknowledged that differences between authorities on these Accounts Commission Performance Indicators may be the result of reporting differences. This table has been compiled from local authority provisional staffing returns for October 1999 to the Scottish Executive Social Work Statistics Division. Other' includes administrative staff and any other staff who are not covered by the above two categories.
Some local authorities have large numbers of 'other' staff while others have small numbers.
Such differences appear to be largely the result of which category different staff have been assigned to. The figures in the staffing table have been rounded independently, as a result, the totals shown may not match the sum of the categories. As well as 'frontline staff', some senior social workers and other 'managers' may also work directly with service users and this varies across authorities. Local authorities have questioned the extent to which these figures represent actual expenditure on services. The information contained on this WWW site is Crown Copyright but may be reproduced without formal permission or charge for personal or in-house use.