What is the gender breakdown of FCAs within Cafcass?
Cafcass were asked:
“Please could you tell me the gender breakdown of your staff in general and Court Reporters in particular.”
They replied:
| Employees at 31st Dec 16 | ||
| Female | Male | |
| FCA | 82.9% | 17.1% |
| Overall | 81.4% | 18.6% |
Cafcass were asked:
“Please also confirm the current staff turnover also broken down by gender.”
| Staff Turnover Jan – Dec 16 | |||
| Female | Male | Total | |
| FCA | 12.5% | 9.9% | 12.1% |
| Overall | 14.8% | 12.7% | 14.4% |
FOI request: 30th December 2016
Link: What Do They Know
A FOI request was made in December 2016 to the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) to ask for the gender breakdown of all social workers registered with them. They provided the following figures in January 2017:
| Gender | Totals | Percentage |
| Females | 74,141 | 81.56% |
| Males | 16,757 | 18.44% |
| Total | 90,898 |
FOI Request: 30th December 2016
Link: What Do They Know
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