§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many administrative staff have been employed by social care bodies(a) directly and (b) indirectly in each of the last six years. [138486]
§ Dr. LadymanFigures for the last six years for administrative staff employed by local authorities in central and/or strategic positions in social services are shown in the table.
Number of administrative staff 1997 16,400 1998 17,300 1999 18,500 2000 19,400 2001 18,800 2002 18,000 These are whole-time equivalents and the figures are as at 30 September in each year. They represent a wide range of staff, including senior directing staff, planning staff, training managers and officers, registration and inspection officers and senior support staff.
617WThe source of these figures is form SSDS001. This is the annual return of staffing figures provided by local authorities to the Department. The Department does not hold figures on staff employed indirectly by authorities, or employed by the independent sector.