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 22 CHILDREN WHO WERE SUBJECT TO A CASE CONFERENCE 1,2 : PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN PRIOR TO REFERRAL
Placement of children prior to referral |
Year Ended 31 March…… |
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referral |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
At home |
2,467 |
2,651 |
2,381 |
2,281 |
2,006 |
2,382 |
2,812 |
With relatives |
88 |
97 |
152 |
113 |
150 |
170 |
95 |
With foster carers |
63 |
66 |
87 |
75 |
73 |
210 |
135 |
In a residential establishment (3) |
NA |
14 |
22 |
23 |
25 |
27 |
29 |
Other placement |
99 |
61 |
91 |
100 |
98 |
62 |
103 |
Total |
2,717 |
2,889 |
2,734 |
2,593 |
2,352 |
2,851 |
3,173 |
Proportion of children by year
Placement of children prior to referral |
Year Ended 31 March…… |
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referral |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
At home |
91 |
92 |
87 |
88 |
85 |
84 |
89 |
With relatives |
3 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
With foster carers |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
In a residential establishment (3) |
NA |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Other placement |
4 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
Percentage change since previous year
Placement of children prior to referral |
Year Ended 31 March…… |
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referral |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
|
At home |
7 |
-10 |
-4 |
-12 |
19 |
18 |
|
With relatives |
10 |
58 |
-26 |
33 |
14 |
-44 |
|
With foster carers |
6 |
32 |
-14 |
-2 |
186 |
-36 |
|
In a residential establishment (3) |
- |
53 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
|
Other placement |
-39 |
51 |
10 |
-2 |
-37 |
66 |
|
Total |
6 |
-5 |
-5 |
-9 |
21 |
11 |
|
Note: (1) Children referred for child protection inquiries in the years ended 31 March for the relevant year who were subject to a case conference.
Note: (2) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
Note: (3) This was not an option in 1997.
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