Supported Children/Adults - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description: Supported Children/Adults
FOI Number: 15656
Date Received: 01/10/2021
Type of Request: FOI
Request or Question: 1) How many children (up to age of 18) have been supported by your children's services so far in 2021?2) How many adults (over 18) have been supported by your adult services so far in 2021?3) How many children (up to age 18) did you support in 2020?4) How many adults (over age 18) did you support in 2020?
5) What was your budget for children's services for Apr 2020 – Apr 21?
6) What was your budget for adult social care for Apr 2020 – Apr 2021?
7) How many social workers do you employ?
8) What is your sickness rate for social workers at present?
Response: 1) 765
2) 3,454 adults supported in the financial year started 1 April 2021 to date.
3) 1451
4) 4,020 adults supported in financial year 1 Aril 2020 to 31 March 2021
5) £13,856,054 (Revised Budget 2020-21)
6) Total budget for adult social care for the financial year 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 was £59,032,634
7) Total headcount of social workers/senior social workers as at 06/10/2021 = 99. This figure excludes casual staff.
8) absence figures for social workers/senior social workers for tax year 2020 (01/04/2020 – 31/03/2021 = Average days = 14.02, % absence = 6.26%