CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03
TABLE 10 CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER, CHILDREN STARTING AND CEASING TO BE LOOKED AFTER 2002-03 : BY LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA 1-4
Local authority area | Number of children looked after | Churn in episodes of care |
on 31 March 2003 | per 1,000 people 0-17 6 | % change in last year | Starting to be looked after in 2002-03 | Starts as % of total | Ceasing to be looked after in 2002-03 |
Aberdeen City 5 | 395 | 10 | -13 | 235 | 60 | 80 |
Aberdeenshire | 355 | 7 | 2 | 115 | 32 | 125 |
Angus | 180 | 8 | 3 | 70 | 39 | 65 |
Argyll & Bute | 220 | 12 | 13 | 110 | 50 | 85 |
Clackmannanshire | 115 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 47 | 45 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 355 | 11 | 0 | 160 | 45 | 165 |
Dundee City | 360 | 13 | 0 | 170 | 48 | 175 |
East Ayrshire | 345 | 13 | 18 | 145 | 42 | 90 |
East Dunbartonshire | 90 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 48 | 50 |
East Lothian | 175 | 8 | 7 | 90 | 50 | 75 |
East Renfrewshire | 65 | 3 | -12 | 15 | 21 | 15 |
Edinburgh, City of | 1,110 | 14 | 7 | 425 | 38 | 355 |
Eilean Siar | 55 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 15 |
Falkirk | 260 | 8 | 11 | 100 | 38 | 65 |
Fife | 500 | 7 | 10 | 215 | 43 | 170 |
Glasgow City | 2,435 | 21 | -6 | 670 | 28 | 750 |
Highland | 365 | 8 | -8 | 145 | 39 | 175 |
Inverclyde | 225 | 12 | 17 | 180 | 80 | 220 |
Midlothian | 230 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 30 | 50 |
Moray | 150 | 8 | 13 | 175 | 114 | 165 |
North Ayrshire | 360 | 12 | -4 | 110 | 30 | 95 |
North Lanarkshire | 605 | 8 | 10 | 260 | 43 | 255 |
Orkney Isles | 25 | 6 | -17 | 5 | 28 | 10 |
Perth & Kinross | 160 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 35 | 55 |
Renfrewshire | 515 | 14 | -1 | 265 | 51 | 135 |
Scottish Borders | 195 | 9 | 15 | 95 | 47 | 70 |
Shetland | 30 | 6 | -9 | 10 | 28 | 10 |
South Ayrshire | 190 | 8 | 6 | 75 | 40 | 65 |
South Lanarkshire | 440 | 7 | -3 | 170 | 39 | 170 |
Stirling | 160 | 9 | 15 | 70 | 44 | 50 |
West Dunbartonshire | 275 | 13 | -6 | 115 | 42 | 95 |
West Lothian | 440 | 11 | -1 | 85 | 19 | 90 |
Scotland | 11,388 | 10 | 1 | 4,513 | 40 | 4,034 |
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) Children aged 0-17 (source: General Register Office (Scotland) - 2002 mid-year estimates)