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 11 NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER ON 31 MARCH 2003 : CHARACTERISITICS OF LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN BY LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA 1-4
Local authority area |
Gender of looked after children: boys |
Age of looked after children |
Children from minority ethnic groups |
Children with a disability |
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Children under 5 |
Children 16 or over |
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Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
|
Aberdeen City 5 |
220 |
55 |
80 |
20 |
55 |
14 |
15 |
4 |
20 |
5 |
Aberdeenshire |
195 |
56 |
55 |
16 |
35 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
30 |
9 |
Angus |
105 |
57 |
30 |
17 |
25 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
10 |
Argyll & Bute |
135 |
60 |
25 |
12 |
30 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
22 |
Clackmannanshire |
70 |
63 |
15 |
14 |
15 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
55 |
50 |
Dumfries & Galloway |
195 |
55 |
85 |
24 |
25 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
7 |
Dundee City |
195 |
53 |
75 |
21 |
35 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
35 |
9 |
East Ayrshire |
195 |
57 |
55 |
16 |
40 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
6 |
East Dunbartonshire |
50 |
57 |
10 |
13 |
15 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
17 |
East Lothian |
95 |
54 |
25 |
14 |
35 |
20 |
5 |
3 |
40 |
23 |
East Renfrewshire |
35 |
55 |
10 |
17 |
15 |
21 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
29 |
Edinburgh, City of |
625 |
56 |
230 |
20 |
100 |
9 |
65 |
6 |
180 |
16 |
Eilean Siar |
25 |
47 |
5 |
11 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
18 |
Falkirk |
155 |
60 |
45 |
17 |
45 |
17 |
0 |
1 |
15 |
5 |
Fife |
300 |
60 |
100 |
20 |
40 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
25 |
5 |
Glasgow City |
1,385 |
57 |
385 |
16 |
320 |
13 |
60 |
2 |
325 |
13 |
Highland |
220 |
60 |
65 |
18 |
45 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
125 |
34 |
Inverclyde |
130 |
58 |
40 |
17 |
30 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
Midlothian |
140 |
60 |
45 |
20 |
20 |
9 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
Moray |
80 |
54 |
20 |
13 |
15 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
13 |
North Ayrshire |
205 |
57 |
50 |
14 |
45 |
12 |
5 |
1 |
75 |
21 |
North Lanarkshire |
375 |
62 |
105 |
17 |
95 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
Orkney Isles |
15 |
56 |
5 |
24 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
Perth & Kinross |
100 |
61 |
25 |
15 |
25 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
25 |
15 |
Renfrewshire |
225 |
44 |
80 |
16 |
75 |
15 |
20 |
4 |
50 |
10 |
Scottish Borders |
115 |
59 |
40 |
21 |
25 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
6 |
Shetland |
15 |
44 |
5 |
16 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
84 |
South Ayrshire |
115 |
60 |
40 |
20 |
20 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
115 |
60 |
South Lanarkshire |
260 |
59 |
65 |
15 |
65 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
70 |
16 |
Stirling |
90 |
55 |
15 |
10 |
20 |
14 |
5 |
2 |
55 |
34 |
West Dunbartonshire |
170 |
62 |
30 |
11 |
55 |
20 |
0 |
0 |
95 |
34 |
West Lothian |
250 |
56 |
80 |
18 |
35 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
20 |
5 |
Scotland |
6,483 |
57 |
1,949 |
17 |
1,408 |
12 |
225 |
2 |
1,591 |
14 |
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.
Note : (4) Figures given to the nearest 5 to preserve confidentiality
Note : (5) Aberdeen City were unable to split up the short term placements. This has been estimated based on Scotland figures
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