Looked After Children 2005-06

Table 2.7: Number of children ceasing to be looked after, by length of time looked after and age, 2000-2006

Age	Length of time looked after	Children ceasing to be looked after in year ending 31st March….							% of totals 2006
Age	Length of time looked after	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	% of totals 2006
Under 1	Under 6 weeks	61	27	42	26	72	56	39	39
	6 weeks to under 6 months	43	31	25	26	25	28	43	43
	6 months to under 1 year	14	20	11	17	9	9	19	19
	Total	117	78	78	70	107	93	101	*100*
1-4	Under 6 weeks	176	76	193	86	167	126	96	17
	6 weeks to under 6 months	97	89	90	56	116	56	64	11
	6 months to under 1 year	168	158	92	133	120	93	120	21
	1 year to under 3 years	211	234	211	244	184	195	234	42
	3 years to under 5 years	37	42	49	54	38	26	48	9
	Total	689	600	635	573	625	496	562	*100*
5-11	Under 6 weeks	235	155	229	144	169	145	97	10
	6 weeks to under 6 months	135	184	144	92	140	80	86	9
	6 months to under 1 year	232	271	146	190	189	161	157	16
	1 year to under 3 years	377	390	276	385	269	317	398	41
	3 years to under 5 years	109	94	110	143	162	114	156	16
	5 years and over	53	30	39	61	51	71	85	9
	Total	1,140	1,124	943	1,015	979	888	979	*100*
12-15	Under 6 weeks	233	200	306	151	182	182	140	15
	6 weeks to under 6 months	248	229	213	155	180	143	154	16
	6 months to under 1 year	264	349	228	217	215	170	164	17
	1 year to under 3 years	437	440	388	430	321	285	336	36
	3 years to under 5 years	127	111	91	109	120	86	82	9
	5 years and over	65	64	56	40	46	41	67	7
	Total	1,374	1,393	1,281	1,102	1,065	907	943	*100*
16+	Under 6 weeks	46	48	90	33	50	68	18	1
	6 weeks to under 6 months	88	91	84	92	121	83	54	4
	6 months to under 1 year	175	280	176	175	179	184	194	15
	1 year to under 3 years	514	727	535	613	543	510	559	43
	3 years to under 5 years	186	248	236	198	223	169	244	19
	5 years and over	113	151	143	163	129	166	228	18
	Total	1,121	1,545	1,264	1,274	1,245	1,180	1,297	*100*
Total ¹	Under 6 weeks	750	506	861	440	640	578	390	10
	6 weeks to under 6 months	611	625	556	421	583	390	401	10
	6 months to under 1 year	852	1,078	652	732	713	617	654	17
	1 year to under 3 years	1,539	1,791	1,410	1,672	1,317	1,308	1,527	39
	3 years to under 5 years	459	496	485	504	543	395	530	14
	5 years and over	230	245	237	264	225	278	380	10
	Total	4,441	4,740	4,202	4,034	4,021	3,566	3,882	*100*

Note: Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.

¹ 2005 total includes length of time looked after of children with unreported ages and therefore do not equal the sum of the parts above.

In 2000 to 2004 some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding estimated figures.

East Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders and Midlothian did not provide 2006 information in time for inclusion. 2004-05 figures for these authorities have been incorporated into this table and do not include young people aged 19-21.

A child may cease to be looked after more than once during the year and will be counted once for each episode of care ending.

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