Children Looked After 2001-02

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CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER 2001-02

TABLE 10
CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER, CHILDREN STARTING AND CEASING TO BE LOOKED AFTER 2001-02 : BY LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA 1-4

Local authority area

Churn in episodes of care

Number of children looked after

Starting to be looked after in 2001-02

Ceasing to be looked after in 2001-02

on 31 March 2002

per 1,000 people 0-17 6

Aberdeen City 5

195

180

450

11.5

Aberdeenshire

115

110

345

6.5

Angus

75

55

175

7.6

Argyll & Bute

140

120

195

10.1

Clackmannanshire

60

50

105

9.4

Dumfries & Galloway

185

150

355

11.3

Dundee City

175

195

360

12.3

East Ayrshire

125

100

290

10.7

East Dunbartonshire

30

35

80

3.2

East Lothian

110

105

165

7.8

East Renfrewshire

25

20

75

3.5

Edinburgh, City of

405

430

1,040

12.6

Eilean Siar

15

30

50

8.5

Falkirk

75

75

235

7.4

Fife

185

220

455

5.9

Glasgow City

715

575

2,585

21.5

Highland

140

130

400

8.6

Inverclyde

55

105

190

10.2

Midlothian

75

75

210

11.1

Moray

225

185

135

6.8

North Ayrshire

155

70

375

12.2

North Lanarkshire

250

255

550

7.4

Orkney Isles

10

10

30

7.2

Perth & Kinross

70

75

155

5.3

Renfrewshire

265

195

520

13.8

Scottish Borders

80

95

170

7.4

Shetland

5

5

35

6.3

South Ayrshire

130

80

180

7.9

South Lanarkshire

215

140

455

6.7

Stirling

65

85

140

7.5

West Dunbartonshire

125

100

290

13.7

West Lothian

185

140

445

11.5

SCOTLAND

4,678

4,202

11,241

10.2

Note: (1) Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
Note: (2) Table includes rounded estimates for local authorities not able to provide information.
Note: (3) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
Note: (4) Figures given to the nearest 5 to preserve confidentiality
Note: (5) Aberdeen City were unable to split up the short term placements. This has been estimated based on Scotland figures
Note: (6) Population figures used are as at 30 June 2001.

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