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 20 ADMISSIONS, DISCHARGES & RESIDENTS IN RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION BY LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA 1-3

Local Authority Area

Admissions

Discharges

Residents on 31 March 2003

% residents who are boys

Average age of admissions

Average length of stay (months)

Aberdeen City

175

165

205

69

13 years 7 m

21

Aberdeenshire

350

340

30

52

15 years 3 m

24

Angus

100

100

30

82

15 years 1 m

3

Argyll & Bute

40

40

20

72

14 years 4 m

9

Clackmannanshire

5

5

25

79

11 years 11 m

56

Dumfries & Galloway

155

160

60

66

14 years 1 m

13

Dundee City

445

445

50

72

13 years 12 m

6

East Ayrshire

35

35

60

82

12 years 7 m

8

East Dunbartonshire

110

110

45

77

15 years 3 m

6

East Lothian

5

15

30

75

16 years 0 m

8

East Renfrewshire

0

0

0

-

-

-

Edinburgh - City of

1,145

1,150

130

65

14 years 1 m

6

Eilean Siar

15

15

5

25

14 years 9 m

6

Falkirk

520

525

5

-

-

24

Fife

890

905

115

82

13 years 4 m

26

Glasgow City

1,245

1,235

330

58

14 years 9 m

7

Highland

1,050

1,045

30

46

14 years 2 m

12

Inverclyde

45

40

30

53

11 years 10 m

5

Midlothian

25

20

15

80

14 years 2 m

9

Moray

10

10

10

40

13 years 9 m

12

North Ayrshire

120

125

95

82

14 years 5 m

13

North Lanarkshire

85

85

65

76

13 years 11 m

15

Orkney Islands

10

15

15

50

13 years 4 m

8

Perth & Kinross

235

240

75

66

12 years 2 m

27

Renfrewshire

695

685

165

61

13 years 10 m

10

Scottish Borders

230

235

5

25

15 years 5 m

5

Shetland Islands

630

630

5

50

13 years 10 m

0

South Ayrshire

25

20

10

58

13 years 5 m

4

South Lanarkshire

130

135

95

58

13 years 8 m

14

Stirling

45

50

55

62

13 years 3 m

14

West Dunbartonshire

60

60

30

55

13 years 6 m

8

West Lothian

95

105

45

69

13 years 11 m

7

Scotland

8,729

8,743

1,887

66

14 years 1 m

10

Note : (1) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
Note : (2) Figures given to the nearest 5 to preserve confidentiality
Note : (3) The symbol "-" denotes cells where information is not relevant or not known

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