Workforce figures and source-checked research for Scottish Borders. Each finding has a stated period and definition.
24catalogue requests
23requests with recovered files
3requests with verified material
Research coverage measures the archive, not council performance. Files may include acknowledgements rather than substantive responses.
Findings and series
Scottish Borders CouncilTax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018)–Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024)
Casual supply by reporting period
Casual supply: Tax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018): 183, Tax Year 2018/19 (snapshot 31/03/2019): 187, Tax Year 2019/20 (snapshot 31/03/2020): 182, Tax Year 2020/21 (snapshot 31/03/2021): 211, Tax Year 2021/22 (snapshot 31/03/2022): 237, Tax Year 2022/23 (snapshot 31/03/2023): 201, Tax Year 2023/24 (snapshot 31/03/2024): 174, Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024): 207
Context and source
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation. The source labels the final period '204/25' and gives a 17 December 2024 snapshot; that label is reproduced verbatim.
Scottish Borders CouncilTax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018)–Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024)
Fixed term by reporting period
Fixed term: Tax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018): 168, Tax Year 2018/19 (snapshot 31/03/2019): 181, Tax Year 2019/20 (snapshot 31/03/2020): 199, Tax Year 2020/21 (snapshot 31/03/2021): 238, Tax Year 2021/22 (snapshot 31/03/2022): 263, Tax Year 2022/23 (snapshot 31/03/2023): 201, Tax Year 2023/24 (snapshot 31/03/2024): 185, Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024): 199
Context and source
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation. The source labels the final period '204/25' and gives a 17 December 2024 snapshot; that label is reproduced verbatim.
Scottish Borders CouncilTax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018)–Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024)
Permanent by reporting period
Permanent: Tax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018): 1042, Tax Year 2018/19 (snapshot 31/03/2019): 1059, Tax Year 2019/20 (snapshot 31/03/2020): 1040, Tax Year 2020/21 (snapshot 31/03/2021): 1008, Tax Year 2021/22 (snapshot 31/03/2022): 977, Tax Year 2022/23 (snapshot 31/03/2023): 1041, Tax Year 2023/24 (snapshot 31/03/2024): 1070, Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024): 1054
Context and source
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation. The source labels the final period '204/25' and gives a 17 December 2024 snapshot; that label is reproduced verbatim.
Scottish Borders CouncilTax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018)–Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024)
Grand total by reporting period
Grand total: Tax Year 2017/18 (snapshot 31/03/2018): 1393, Tax Year 2018/19 (snapshot 31/03/2019): 1427, Tax Year 2019/20 (snapshot 31/03/2020): 1421, Tax Year 2020/21 (snapshot 31/03/2021): 1457, Tax Year 2021/22 (snapshot 31/03/2022): 1477, Tax Year 2022/23 (snapshot 31/03/2023): 1443, Tax Year 2023/24 (snapshot 31/03/2024): 1429, Tax Year 204/25 (snapshot 17/12/2024): 1460
Context and source
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation. The source labels the final period '204/25' and gives a 17 December 2024 snapshot; that label is reproduced verbatim.
The council table records 695.89 long-term-supply hours and 365.21 short-term-supply hours across 9–13 September 2024, with 93 and 71 headcount respectively.
Context and source
Do not add hours to headcount or infer unique people.
Archived document 389c861a (TXT) · line 34 Reviewed 2026-09-07
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation. The source labels the final period '204/25' and gives a 17 December 2024 snapshot; that label is reproduced verbatim.
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation. The source labels the final period '204/25' and gives a 17 December 2024 snapshot; that label is reproduced verbatim.
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation. The source labels the final period '204/25' and gives a 17 December 2024 snapshot; that label is reproduced verbatim.
Archived dashboard status (April 2026): Needs status update; machine-readable attachment table parsed without aggregation. The source labels the final period '204/25' and gives a 17 December 2024 snapshot; that label is reproduced verbatim.
