Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Children's Social Work Statistics 2004-05

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Table 1.11: Children starting and ceasing to be looked after, by Local Authority, 2004-05

Local authority area

Children looked after on 31 March 2005

Children looked after on 31 March 2005 as a percentage of the 0-17 population

Starting to be looked after in 2004-05

Ceasing to be looked after in 2004-05

Aberdeen City

543

1.5

303

141

Aberdeenshire

313

0.6

163

140

Angus

220

1.0

79

75

Argyll & Bute

231

1.2

80

84

Clackmannanshire

142

1.3

72

51

Dumfries & Galloway

379

1.3

134

103

Dundee City

456

1.6

222

175

East Ayrshire

338

1.3

85

88

East Dunbartonshire

95

0.4

33

27

East Lothian

149

0.7

63

71

East Renfrewshire

77

0.4

18

25

Edinburgh, City of

1,198

1.5

367

296

Eilean Siar

37

0.7

35

26

Falkirk

286

0.9

109

65

Fife

601

0.8

275

166

Glasgow City

2,406

2.1

593

561

Highland

398

0.9

161

132

Inverclyde

276

1.6

107

44

Midlothian

240

1.3

82

83

Moray

142

0.7

142

62

North Ayrshire

404

1.4

151

127

North Lanarkshire

700

1.0

125

271

Orkney Isles

23

0.5

11

10

Perth & Kinross

163

0.6

49

48

Renfrewshire

499

1.4

160

116

Scottish Borders

209

0.9

78

51

Shetland

30

0.6

9

12

South Ayrshire

254

1.1

107

79

South Lanarkshire

476

0.7

189

136

Stirling

151

0.8

51

65

West Dunbartonshire

323

1.6

132

114

West Lothian

426

1.1

148

122

Scotland

12,185

1.1

4,333

3,566

Note: Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
Rates per population based on GRO(Scotland) June 2004 population estimates.

Page updated: Thursday, October 27, 2005