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Publication - Statistics

Chidren's Social Work Statistics 2002-03

Published
31 October 2003

Statistics on child protection, children looked after, children in residential accommodation, social work staff and finance in Scotland

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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03

TABLE 13
NUMBER OF 16+17 YEAR OLDS LEAVING CARE IN 2002-03 : BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Local authority area

leavers

Percentage with some qualifications 1

Percentage with English & maths at SCQF 3

Looked after At home

Looked after away from home

Total

Aberdeen City

50

61

84

76

55

Aberdeenshire

40

N/A

76

61

43

Angus

20

N/A

22

23

1

Argyll & Bute

30

30

40

33

13

Clackmannanshire

10

29

40

33

8

Dumfries & Galloway

20

31

*

39

17

Dundee City

50

21

35

28

10

East Ayrshire

45

16

29

18

7

East Dunbartonshire

15

38

29

33

33

East Lothian

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

East Renfrewshire

5

*

50

43

14

Edinburgh, City of

110

29

65

44

28

Eilean Siar

5

*

*

*

*

Falkirk

10

57

*

45

27

Fife

45

55

72

68

57

Glasgow City

175

29

55

39

23

Highland

40

41

55

48

38

Inverclyde

60

N/A

13

21

15

Midlothian

10

*

50

56

44

Moray

15

43

50

47

35

North Ayrshire

35

N/A

63

46

38

North Lanarkshire

75

20

21

20

15

Orkney Isles

5

*

*

83

83

Perth & Kinross

5

*

*

60

40

Renfrewshire

50

32

77

43

26

Scottish Borders

10

100

*

100

40

Shetland

0

*

*

*

*

South Ayrshire

20

90

63

78

56

South Lanarkshire

45

N/A

67

44

35

Stirling

15

50

43

47

33

West Dunbartonshire

45

N/A

55

43

27

West Lothian

50

29

20

27

16

Scotland

1,138

33

53

42

27

Note : (1) At least one qualification at SCQF level 3
Note (2): Figures given to the nearest 5 to preserve confidentiality
Note : Cells containing the symbol * represent between 1 and 4 children. They have been excluded to preserve confidentiality
Note : Cells containing the symbol N/A represent councils who were unable to provide figures

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