HC Deb 06 December 1990 vol 182 cc189-90W
Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what figures he has on(a) the total numbers of children referred by their schools to see educational psychologists and (b) those currently waiting to do so.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

This information is not held centrally.

Dr. Godman

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the actual and the recommended numbers of educational psychologists in each local education authority.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The full-time equivalent number of educational psychologists employed in regional and islands psychological services in Scotland as at September 1989 was:

Number
Borders 4.0
Central 20.0
Dumfries and Galloway 10.0
Fife 22.0
Grampian 26.0
Highland 13.0
Lothian 33.4
Strathclyde 160.5
Tayside 23.5
Orkney 2.0
Shetland 2.0
Western Isles 2.0
Scotland 318.4
Strathclyde Divisions
Argyll and Bute 4.0
Ayr 23.0
Dumbarton 20.0
Glasgow 50.0
Lanark 41.0
Renfrew 22.5

Source: School Census return SC6.

It is for education authorities themselves to determine the number of educational psychologists they require to assist them in carrying out their functions.

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