Current status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 7 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many social worker vacancies currently exist within children and families services across Scotland.
The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government have asked the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) to run twice-yearly surveys to collect data on practising social workers and vacancy rates in local authorities. The most recent report may be found here: Social worker filled posts and vacancies six-monthly survey at December 2024 | Scottish Social Services Workforce Data.