Chidren's Social Work Statistics 2002-03
Statistics on child protection, children looked after, children in residential accommodation, social work staff and finance in Scotland
CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03
TABLE 1 CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER, CHILDREN STARTING AND CEASING TO BE LOOKED AFTER 2002-03 : BY GENDER AND AGE GROUP 1-3
Age group |
Children looked after on 31 March 2003 |
Children starting to be looked after 02-03 |
Children ceasing to be looked after 02-03 |
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Number |
Percentage |
% diff from 02 |
Number |
Percentage |
% diff from 01-02 |
Number |
Percentage |
% diff from 01-02 |
|
Male |
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Under 1 |
104 |
1 |
5 |
146 |
3 |
5 |
26 |
1 |
-50 |
1-4 |
926 |
8 |
-3 |
457 |
10 |
-11 |
298 |
7 |
-10 |
5-11 |
2,144 |
19 |
3 |
783 |
17 |
12 |
536 |
13 |
1 |
12-15 |
2,498 |
22 |
-2 |
1,021 |
23 |
-5 |
633 |
16 |
-17 |
16-17 |
811 |
7 |
1 |
163 |
4 |
-22 |
770 |
19 |
3 |
Total |
6,483 |
57 |
0 |
2,570 |
57 |
-3 |
2,263 |
56 |
-7 |
Female |
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Under 1 |
77 |
1 |
-8 |
123 |
3 |
2 |
44 |
1 |
73 |
1-4 |
841 |
7 |
4 |
393 |
9 |
-8 |
275 |
7 |
-9 |
5-11 |
1,771 |
16 |
4 |
568 |
13 |
-3 |
479 |
12 |
16 |
12-15 |
1,617 |
14 |
-4 |
753 |
17 |
-4 |
469 |
12 |
-9 |
16-17 |
599 |
5 |
24 |
108 |
2 |
-17 |
504 |
13 |
-3 |
Total |
4,905 |
43 |
3 |
1,943 |
43 |
-5 |
1,771 |
44 |
0 |
All people |
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Under 1 |
181 |
2 |
-1 |
268 |
6 |
4 |
70 |
2 |
-10 |
1-4 |
1,768 |
16 |
0 |
850 |
19 |
-10 |
573 |
14 |
-10 |
5-11 |
3,914 |
34 |
4 |
1,350 |
30 |
5 |
1,015 |
25 |
8 |
12-15 |
4,115 |
36 |
-3 |
1,773 |
39 |
-4 |
1,102 |
27 |
-14 |
16-17 |
1,410 |
12 |
10 |
271 |
6 |
-20 |
1,274 |
32 |
1 |
Total |
11,388 |
100 |
1 |
4,513 |
100 |
-4 |
4,034 |
100 |
-4 |
Note : (1) Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
Note : (2) Table includes rounded estimates for local authorities not able to provide information.
Note : (3) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
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