Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Children's Social Work Statistics 2004-05
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Table 1.6: Number of children ceasing to be looked after, by destination and age, 2000-2005
Age | Destination after leaving care | Children ceasing to be looked after in financial year ending…. | % of totals 2005 |
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2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Under 1 |
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| Home with parents | 61 | 29 | 60 | 49 | 82 | 55 | 59 |
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Friends / relatives | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
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Adoption | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Other | 33 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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unknown | | | | | | 22 | 24 |
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Total | 117 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 105 | 93 | 100 |
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1-4 |
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| Home with parents | 518 | 369 | 410 | 382 | 444 | 238 | 48 |
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Friends / relatives | 44 | 30 | 65 | 61 | 71 | 36 | 7 |
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Adoption | 36 | 44 | 50 | 49 | 73 | 53 | 11 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Other | 89 | 156 | 110 | 80 | 35 | 29 | 6 |
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unknown | | | | | | 138 | 28 |
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Total | 689 | 600 | 635 | 573 | 623 | 496 | 100 |
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5-11 |
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| Home with parents | 839 | 749 | 698 | 726 | 724 | 518 | 58 |
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Friends / relatives | 61 | 69 | 84 | 103 | 106 | 72 | 8 |
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Adoption | 35 | 17 | 30 | 48 | 72 | 51 | 6 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
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Other | 191 | 283 | 126 | 136 | 70 | 32 | 4 |
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unknown | | | | | | 214 | 24 |
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Total | 1,140 | 1,124 | 943 | 1,015 | 977 | 888 | 100 |
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12-15 |
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| Home with parents | 877 | 856 | 983 | 850 | 867 | 591 | 65 |
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Friends / relatives | 57 | 76 | 110 | 87 | 62 | 57 | 6 |
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Adoption | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 0 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 23 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 1 |
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Other | 417 | 424 | 175 | 156 | 69 | 41 | 5 |
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unknown | | | | | | 209 | 23 |
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Total | 1,374 | 1,393 | 1,281 | 1,102 | 1,063 | 907 | 100 |
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16+ |
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| Home with parents | 642 | 718 | 770 | 741 | 784 | 582 | 49 |
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Friends / relatives | 76 | 114 | 75 | 74 | 96 | 83 | 7 |
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Adoption | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 159 | 302 | 208 | 187 | 188 | 173 | 15 |
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Other | 245 | 410 | 210 | 267 | 175 | 95 | 8 |
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unknown | | | | | | 242 | 21 |
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Total | 1,121 | 1,545 | 1,264 | 1,274 | 1,253 | 1,180 | 100 |
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Total 1 |
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| Home with parents | 2,938 | 2,721 | 2,922 | 2,748 | 2,902 | 1,984 | 56 |
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Friends / relatives | 246 | 294 | 340 | 332 | 345 | 256 | 7 |
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Adoption | 85 | 74 | 90 | 111 | 210 | 117 | 3 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 198 | 343 | 223 | 194 | 213 | 183 | 5 |
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Other | 975 | 1,308 | 626 | 649 | 352 | 200 | 6 |
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unknown | | | | | | 826 | 23 |
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Total | 4,441 | 4,740 | 4,202 | 4,034 | 4,021 | 3,566 | 100 |
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Note:Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
1 2005 total includes destinations of children with unreported ages and therefore do not equal the sum of the parts above.
In years 2000 - 2004 children with unknown destinations 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.
Page updated: Thursday, October 27, 2005