§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) how many (a) full-time youth officers, (b) full-time youth workers and (c) part-time youth workers were employed by each Welsh local education authority in each year since 1974;
(2) what was the number of local authority (a) full-time officers, (b) part-time workers and (c) full-time workers to
Youth Service Staffing, 1980/81 Full-time Youth Officers Full-time Youth Workers Part-time Youth Workers Number Number per 10,000 population Number Number per 10,000 population Approximate total hours worked (thousands) Clwyd 4 0.1 *8 0.2 33 Dyfed 4 0.1 25 0.8 8 Gwent 5 0.1 47 1.1 39 Gwynedd 5 0.2 †5 0.2 24 Mid Glamorgan 6 0.1 34 0.6 81 Powys 2 0.2 7 0.6 20 South Glamorgan 1 — ‡24 0.6 63 West Glamorgan 3 0.1 15 0.4 34 WALES 30 0.1 165 0.6 302 * Includes 2 workers funded by Manpower Services Commission.
† Includes 2 workers funded by urban aid programme.
‡ Includes 1 worker funded by urban aid programme.
All staff at officer level and almost all of the full-time youth workers are qualified professionals. Information is not available centrally as to the proportion of part-time youth workers who hold a professional qualification.