CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04
TABLE 1.14
NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER: 31 MARCH 2004
BY LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA, ACCOMMODATION TYPE, AND CHARACTERISTICS OF CARE AWAY FROM HOME 1-6
Local authority area | Accommodation type | Children looked after away from home |
Children in community setting | Children in residential care | Looked after for 1 year + 5 | With 3+ placements 5 | Total |
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
Aberdeen City 6 | 455 | 87 | 65 | 13 | 230 | 75 | 125 | 42 | 305 |
Aberdeenshire | 310 | 88 | 45 | 12 | 145 | 72 | 50 | 24 | 205 |
Angus | 200 | 92 | 15 | 8 | 80 | 62 | 30 | 22 | 130 |
Argyll & Bute | 180 | 77 | 55 | 23 | 70 | 70 | 20 | 18 | 100 |
Clackmannanshire | 110 | 90 | 15 | 10 | 45 | 74 | 15 | 28 | 60 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 320 | 92 | 25 | 8 | 150 | 72 | 20 | 10 | 210 |
Dundee City | 355 | 89 | 40 | 11 | 170 | 62 | 135 | 49 | 275 |
East Ayrshire | 300 | 91 | 30 | 9 | 140 | 76 | 5 | 3 | 180 |
East Dunbartonshire | 70 | 76 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 57 | 15 | 29 | 50 |
East Lothian | 145 | 90 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 57 | 15 | 16 | 95 |
East Renfrewshire | 85 | 90 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 70 | 5 | 9 | 35 |
Edinburgh, City of | 995 | 88 | 130 | 12 | 505 | 75 | 205 | 30 | 675 |
Eilean Siar | 45 | 90 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Falkirk | 200 | 83 | 40 | 17 | 130 | 73 | 80 | 44 | 180 |
Fife | 415 | 84 | 75 | 16 | 260 | 70 | 135 | 37 | 370 |
Glasgow City | 2,115 | 87 | 305 | 13 | 1,185 | 78 | 670 | 44 | 1,520 |
Highland | 310 | 83 | 65 | 17 | 165 | 74 | 45 | 20 | 225 |
Inverclyde | 165 | 78 | 45 | 22 | 40 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
Midlothian | 215 | 90 | 25 | 10 | 100 | 78 | 25 | 19 | 130 |
Moray | 150 | 90 | 15 | 10 | 65 | 64 | 20 | 19 | 100 |
North Ayrshire | 375 | 89 | 45 | 11 | 135 | 72 | 60 | 31 | 185 |
North Lanarkshire | 530 | 89 | 65 | 11 | 95 | 47 | 60 | 30 | 205 |
Orkney Isles | 25 | 85 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 50 | 5 | 30 | 10 |
Perth & Kinross | 140 | 87 | 20 | 13 | 80 | 79 | 35 | 36 | 100 |
Renfrewshire | 370 | 80 | 95 | 20 | 165 | 50 | 75 | 23 | 330 |
Scottish Borders | 165 | 87 | 25 | 13 | 90 | 72 | 45 | 38 | 125 |
Shetland | 30 | 88 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 89 | 5 | 21 | 20 |
South Ayrshire | 195 | 86 | 30 | 14 | 85 | 73 | 15 | 14 | 115 |
South Lanarkshire | 335 | 78 | 95 | 22 | 150 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 195 |
Stirling | 140 | 85 | 25 | 15 | 80 | 77 | 35 | 35 | 100 |
West Dunbartonshire | 235 | 79 | 65 | 21 | 115 | 71 | 15 | 9 | 160 |
West Lothian | 415 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 155 | 72 | 65 | 31 | 215 |
SCOTLAND | 10,108 | 87 | 1,567 | 13 | 4,781 | 71 | 2,033 | 30 | 6,723 |
Note: (1) Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
Note : (2) Cells containing the symbol N/A represent councils who were unable to provide figures
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) Statistics refer to the current episode of care
Note : (6) Aberdeen City were unable to split up the short term placements. This has been estimated based on Scotland figures