Chidren's Social Work Statistics 2002-03

Establishments

Staff

Places

Staff FTE per place

Places per establishment

Number

Percentage

% diff from 02

Number

Percentage

% diff from 02

Number

Percentage

% diff from 02

Local authority sector

Children's home

123

61

2

1,721

38

10

779

38

3

2.2

6

Home for disabled children

9

4

-10

137

3

3

52

3

-10

2.6

6

Residential school

3

1

-63

175

4

-50

90

4

-37

1.9

30

Total

135

67

-3

2,033

45

-1

921

44

-4

2.2

7

Voluntary sector

Children's home

14

7

-13

124

3

-23

76

4

-20

1.6

5

Home for disabled children

13

6

-19

154

3

-66

69

3

-53

2.2

5

Hostel

2

1

-33

22

0

-32

20

1

-33

1.1

10

Residential school

19

9

12

1,651

36

35

700

34

19

2.4

37

Total

48

24

-8

1,951

43

4

865

42

0

2.3

18

Private sector

Children's home

7

3

133

76

2

353

32

2

256

2.4

5

Residential school

11

5

-15

500

11

-24

257

12

-21

1.9

23

Total

18

9

13

576

13

-15

289

14

-14

2.0

16

All sectors

Children's home

144

72

3

1,920

42

10

887

43

3

2.2

6

Home for disabled children

22

11

-15

291

6

-51

121

6

-41

2.4

6

Hostel

2

1

-33

22

0

-32

20

1

-33

1.1

10

Residential school

33

16

-13

2,326

51

4

1,047

50

-1

2.2

32

Total

201

100

-3

4,560

100

-1

2,075

100

-4

2.2

10