Scottish Government

Scotland's Chief Statistician today published Secure Care Accommodation Statistics 2008-09 . This publication presents new statistics obtained from the secure accommodation census which was completed by all secure units in Scotland.

The main findings are:

• St Mary's Kenmure had been closed temporarily from 30 ^th March 2008 after several children absconded on the night of Saturday 29 ^th to Sunday 30 ^th March. St. Mary's Kenmure then had a sequential re-opening from 4 ^th August 2008 whereby six beds were available, followed by a further six beds every three weeks until 6 ^th October onwards when 24 beds were available. Therefore, at 31 ^st March 2009, seven secure units provided a total of 124 secure places (excluding emergency beds). ( Chart 2)
• There was an average of 90 residents in secure care accommodation throughout 2008-09, down from 102 in 2007-08. ( Table 2)
• The average cost per bed per week was £4,900, ranging from £4,300 to £5,300.
• The proportion of children admitted at age 16 or over decreased from 24 per cent in 2007-08 to 22 per cent in 2008-09. ( Table 5)
• During 2008-09, 30 per cent of young people discharged had been in secure care accommodation for less than 1 month and 31 per cent had been in secure care accommodation for between three months to under six months. ( Table 5)

SECURE CARE ACCOMMODATION UNITS - CAPACITY AND USAGE

1. At 31 ^st March 2009 there were seven secure units providing a total of 124 secure places (excluding emergency beds). ( Table 1, Chart 1)

2. St. Mary's Kenmure had been closed temporarily from 30 ^th March 2008 after several children absconded on the night of Saturday 29 ^th to Sunday 30 ^th March. The remaining children were moved to other units and destinations. Therefore, during 2007-08, 130 secure places had been available until 30 March 2008, when places were reduced to 100. St. Mary's Kenmure then had a sequential re-opening from 4 ^th August 2008 whereby six beds were available, followed by a further six beds every three weeks until 6 ^th October when 24 beds were available for the rest of the year. See Background Notes for further information.

3. As a result of the temporary closure and phased re-opening of St. Mary's Kenmure, availability of the secure estate during 2008-09 will have been affected until 6 October 2008 onwards when 124 secure places were available.

4. For 2007-08, St. Mary's Kenmure had included the emergency bed in their figures as they were not able to differentiate between emergency and non-emergency beds (although this was not included in the number of places available). They did not have an emergency bed in 2008-09.

5. There was an average of 90 residents in secure care accommodation throughout 2008-09, down from 102 in the previous year. ( Table 2)

6. The number of young people in secure care accommodation throughout the year ranged from 80 to 102. ( Table 2)

7. There were 271 admissions to secure care accommodation in 2008-09. This is a decrease of 22 per cent on 2007-08. There was also a 26 per cent decrease in the number of discharges, to 267. ( Table 2, Chart 1)

8. St. Mary's Kenmure's temporary closure on 30 ^th March 2008 and sequential re-opening during 2008-09 affected overall capacity of all secure units during the course of the year. However, total occupancy was lowest at 80 residents on 15 ^th January and 20 ^th January 2009 (which is several months after the 124 secure places became available). Total occupancy reached its highest capacity of 102 residents during eight dates in October 2008 (between 8 ^th and 26 ^th October). ( Chart 2)

9. Sixty four per cent of young people in secure care accommodation on 31 ^st March 2009 were males. ( Table 4)

10. All young people in secure care accommodation on 31 ^st March 2009 had at least one known disability. Of those young people, 29 per cent were known to have medically diagnosed social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, 96 per cent were known to have other social, emotional and behavioural difficulties and 17 per cent were known to have a mental health problem. ( Table 4)

SECURE CARE ACCOMMODATION UNITS - COSTS AND STAFFING

11. The average cost per bed per week during 2008-09 was £4,900, ranging from £4,300 to £5,300.

12. On the 31 ^st March 2009, there were 663 staff working across the secure estate, of which 19 were temporary. There were 29 vacancies, of which 16 had been vacant for more than three months. ( Table 3)

YOUNG PEOPLE ADMITTED TO SECURE CARE ACCOMMODATION

13. Thirty four per cent of children admitted to secure care accommodation during the year were admitted when they were 15 years old. This is a decrease of nine percentage points on the previous year. The proportion of children admitted at age 16 or over decreased from 24 per cent in 2007-08 to 22 per cent in 2008-09. ( Table 5)

14. Forty two per cent of young people admitted to secure care accommodation during the year were previously living with parents, other relatives or friends. More females than males were admitted from foster care or a children's home, despite many more males than females being admitted overall. ( Table 7)

15. The proportion of young people admitted to secure care accommodation that were previously living with parents, other relatives or friends has increased almost constantly since 2000. However, there was a slight drop from 44 per cent in 2007-08 to 42 per cent in 2008-09. ( Table 8)

YOUNG PEOPLE DISCHARGED FROM SECURE CARE ACCOMMODATION

16. Thirty per cent of young people discharged during 2008-09 had been in secure care accommodation for less than 1 month, down one percentage point from the previous year. Three per cent had been in secure care accommodation for more than 12 months, a decrease of two percentage points since the previous year. ( Table 5, Chart 3)

17. Thirty nine per cent of all young people leaving secure care accommodation in 2008-09 returned to the same type of placement as they were in before being admitted. ( Table 9)

18. Eighty nine per cent of young people discharged during 2008-09 received medical care during their spell in secure care accommodation. ( Table 11, Chart 4)

19. Fourteen per cent of females discharged during 2008-09 received Human Papillomavirus ( HPV) immunisations during their spell in secure care accommodation. See Background Notes for further information. ( Table 12)

The following charts are available:

Chart 1 - Places, admissions and discharges: 1999-00 to 2008-09

Chart 2 - Daily occupancy of secure care accommodation: 1 ^st April 2008 to 31 ^st March 2009

Chart 3 - Length of stay on discharge as a percentage of young people discharged during the year ending 31 ^st March, 2000 to 2009

Chart 4 - Percentage of young people discharged from secure care accommodation who received medical care and agreed aftercare plan during spell in secure, and placement on discharge was as agreed in aftercare plan, by length of stay, 2008-09

The following tables are available:

Table 1: Secure care accommodation establishments 2008-09

Table 2: Secure care accommodation capacity and usage 2000-2009

Table 3: Secure care accommodation staff as at 31 ^st March 2009 and 31 ^st March 2008

Table 4: Young people in secure care accommodation on 31 ^st March 2000-2009 by gender, age, disability and length of stay

Table 5: Young people admitted to or discharged from secure care accommodation during the years ending 31 ^st March 2000-2009 by age and length of stay

Table 6: Number of young people admitted to secure care accommodation 2008-09 by local authority

Table 7: Young people admitted to secure care accommodation: Placement prior to admission and reason for admission, by gender, 2008-09

Table 8: Placement prior to admission and placement on discharge for young people admitted to or discharged from secure care accommodation in the years ending 31 ^st March 2000-2009

Table 9: Percentage of young people discharged from secure care accommodation whose placement on discharge was the same as placement prior to admittance, 2008-09

Table 10: Young people discharged from secure care accommodation during 2008-09 by age and destination on discharge

Table 11: Number and percentage of young people discharged from secure care accommodation during 2008-09 who received medical care during their stay

Table 12: Number of Human Papillomavirus ( HPV) immunisations received by females discharged from secure care accommodation during 2008-09

Table 13: Percentage of young people discharged from secure care accommodation who received medical care and agreed aftercare plan during spell in secure, and placement on discharge was as agreed in aftercare plan, by length of stay, 2008-09

BACKGROUND NOTES

1 The survey forms and guidance notes for data presented in this publication, and previous years' publications, can be seen at www.scotland.gov.uk/childrenstats

2 At 31 ^st March 2009, seven secure units provided a total of 124 secure places (excluding emergency beds).

3 St. Mary's Kenmure has been closed temporarily from 30 ^th March 2008 after several children absconded on the night of Saturday 29 ^th to Sunday 30 ^th March. The remaining children were moved to other units and destinations. Therefore, during 2007-08, 130 secure places had been available until 30 ^th March 2008 when places were reduced to 100. St. Mary's Kenmure then had a sequential re-opening from 4 ^th August 2008 whereby six beds were available, followed by a further six beds every three weeks until 6 ^th October when 24 beds were available for the rest of the year.

4 As a results of St. Mary's Kenmure's sequential opening, total secure places available throughout 2008-09 were as follows:

04 ^th August 2008 until 24 ^th August 2008 = 106 beds

25 ^th August 2008 until 14 ^th September 2008 = 112 beds

15 ^th September 2008 until 05 ^th October 2008 = 118 beds

06 ^th October 2008 until 31 ^st March 2009 = 124 beds

The reduced number of secure places available until 6 ^th October 2008 affected the available total capacity of secure care accommodation.

5 For 2007-08, St. Mary's Kenmure had included the emergency bed in their figures as they were not able to differentiate between emergency and non-emergency beds (although this was not included in the number of places available). They did not have an emergency bed in 2008-09.

6 The average number of young people in secure care accommodation over the year is calculated using the dates of admission and discharge for every child.

7 Centres were asked to provide only the month and year of birth of young people admitted. In the 2008-09 data the young person's date of birth has been set to the 15 ^th day of the month, so that on average young people's ages at admission will be correct. This was the same method as used in 2006-07 and 2007-08.

8 We collect information on ethnicity of young people in secure but are unable to publish this due to some small numbers and data confidentiality issues.

9 Information was collected for the first time in 2008-09 on secure authorisations turned down. However, this data has not been published as further investigation is required in order to determine the accuracy and consistency in the information reported by secure care accommodation units.

10 Disability categories were based on ISD Health and Social Care Data Dictionary codes when the survey form was finalised in December 2007.

11 September 2008 marked the start of a programme of immunisation against the Human Papillomavirus ( HPV) for girls. The immunisation consists of a course of three vaccinations administered on separate occasions. Vaccination is not compulsory. Further information can be found on HPV immunisations at http://www.immunisation.nhs.uk/Vaccines/HPV/Having_the_vaccination .

12 Revisions have been made to 2007-08 data. These changes did not affect the published figures for staff or admissions of young people but did affect the published figures for discharges and snapshot figures of young people. Revisions were made to St. Mary's Kenmure data for 30 ^th and 31 ^st March 2008 to take into account the discharges when all their young people were moved to other units and destinations. This eliminates the double counting that was present in the previous publication when young people were counted as admissions for other centres on these two dates without having been recorded as discharged by St. Mary's Kenmure. Kibble revised the discharge dates of two young people and Good Shepherd revised the admittance date of one young person.

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