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 5 NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER ON 31 MARCH 2003 : BY CURRENT DISABILITY STATUS
Statute group |
2001-02 |
2002-03 |
% change 2002 to 2003 |
||
Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
||
Significant learning disability |
254 |
2 |
268 |
2 |
5 |
Mental health problem (medically diagnosed) |
19 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
6 |
Autism |
68 |
1 |
46 |
0 |
-33 |
Significant hearing impairment |
20 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
-6 |
Significant language and communication disorder |
17 |
0 |
65 |
1 |
285 |
Significant physical or motor impairment |
96 |
1 |
136 |
1 |
42 |
Significant visual impairment |
17 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
-17 |
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties |
1,262 |
11 |
802 |
7 |
-36 |
Other disability |
133 |
1 |
135 |
1 |
2 |
Multiple disabilities |
124 |
1 |
85 |
1 |
-31 |
No disabilities, but affected by disability |
370 |
3 |
361 |
3 |
-3 |
No disabilities, and not affected by disability |
8,860 |
79 |
9,436 |
83 |
7 |
Total |
11,241 |
100 |
11,388 |
100 |
1 |
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) Table records episodes of care which have begun. A child may start to be looked after more than once in a year and so may be counted more than once here.
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