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Secure Care Accommodation Statistics 2008-09
28/09/2009
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published Secure Care Accommodation Statistics 2008-09. This publication presents new statistics obtained from the secure accommodation census which was completed by all secure units in Scotland.
The main findings are:
- St Mary's Kenmure had been closed temporarily from 30th March 2008 after several children absconded on the night of Saturday 29th to Sunday 30th March. St. Mary's Kenmure then had a sequential re-opening from 4th August 2008 whereby six beds were available, followed by a further six beds every three weeks until 6th October onwards when 24 beds were available. Therefore, at 31st March 2009, seven secure units provided a total of 124 secure places (excluding emergency beds)
- There was an average of 90 residents in secure care accommodation throughout 2008-09, down from 102 in 2007-08
- The average cost per bed per week was £4,900, ranging from £4,300 to £5,300
- The proportion of children admitted at age 16 or over decreased from 24 per cent in 2007-08 to 22 per cent in 2008-09
- During 2008-09, 30 per cent of young people discharged had been in secure care accommodation for less than 1 month and 31 per cent had been in secure care accommodation for between three months to under six months
This is a National Statistics publication for Scotland. National Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in the Code of Practice for Official Statistics.
They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer needs and are produced free from any political interference.