Table 1.5: Number of children looked after 2000-2005 by disability status
Statute group | Children looked after on 31 March… | % of total 2005 |
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2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Significant learning disability | 257 | 302 | 254 | 268 | 349 | 265 | 2 |
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Mental health problem (medically diagnosed) | 23 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 0 |
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Autism | 31 | 51 | 68 | 46 | 64 | 66 | 1 |
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Significant hearing impairment | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 0 |
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Significant language and communication disorder | 35 | 31 | 17 | 65 | 42 | 41 | 0 |
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Significant physical or motor impairment | 92 | 140 | 96 | 136 | 113 | 84 | 1 |
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Significant visual impairment | 18 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 28 | 22 | 0 |
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Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties | 1,167 | 1,150 | 1,262 | 802 | 1,120 | 898 | 7 |
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Other disability | 122 | 109 | 133 | 135 | 121 | 84 | 1 |
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Multiple disabilities | 116 | 135 | 124 | 85 | 135 | 115 | 1 |
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No disabilities, but affected by disability | 246 | 282 | 370 | 361 | 359 | 275 | 2 |
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No disabilities, and not affected by disability | 9,191 | 8,611 | 8,860 | 9,436 | 9,296 | 7,839 | 64 |
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Unknown | | | | | | 2471 | 20 |
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Total | 11,309 | 10,898 | 11,241 | 11,388 | 11,675 | 12,185 | 100 |
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Note:Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
In 2005, South Lanarkshire were unable to provide the disability status of their looked after children.
In years 2000 - 2004 children with unreported disability status were allocated to a group rather than being presented as 'unknown'.
In 2000 to 2004 some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.