FOI Request - Social Workers Information

Request 101003867294

I would like to know from the time period Jan 2019 until Sept 2025.

1.  The number of Social Workers employed by the council?  

2.  The number of resignations from social workers within the council?

3.  The number of vacant social work job positions within the council?  
  
4.  The number of cases currently waiting to be prescribed by a social worker from the council?

5.  The number of families who have a set social worker within Moray?

Response 04-11-2025

1. - 3. The information requested is published and available through the Scottish Social Services Council and is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. For ease of reference please find a link to the web page here: https://data.sssc.uk.com/

You can search for information relating to the Moray Council by clicking 'Explore the data' and then adjusting the search options to suit your request.

4. The term "currently waiting to be prescribed" can be interpreted in several ways and we are interpreting it to mean "number of people waiting to be allocated" for which there is nationally published data availabled from Public Health Scotland. This information is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. For ease of reference please find a link to the web page here: https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/people-requiring-a-social-care-assessment-and-care-at-home-services/people-requiring-a-social-care-assessment-and-care-at-home-services-30-september-2025/

5. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held. 

Adult Social Work allocates workers by individual and some families may have more than one person open to social work; as such, we do not always know the family circumstance to gather that information. Some will also have multiple workers dependent on the family situation. Every individual is assigned a social worker and while we do not gather this information monthly; however, there is data on the number of people receiving a social care service published nationally: https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/people-supported-through-social-care-services/people-supported-through-social-care-services-support-provided-or-funded-by-health-and-social-care-partnerships-in-scotland-202324/dashboard/