Children's Social Work Statistics 2003-04

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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

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