Children's social work statistics 2016-2017

Annex B: Children's Social Work Statistics 2016-17: Additional tables

Excel versions of these tables will be made available here: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Children/PubChildrenSocialWork

1. Looked after children 2016-17

Characteristics of looked after children at 31 July 2017

Table 1.1 by age group and gender
Table 1.2 by ethnic group
Table 1.3 by additional support needs status
Table 1.4 by type of accommodation

Children starting to be looked after between 1 August 2016 and 31 July 2017

Table 1.5 by age group and gender
Table 1.6 by ethnic origin
Table 1.7 by additional support needs status

Children ceasing to be looked after between 1 August 2016 and 31 July 2017

Table 1.8 by age group and gender
Table 1.9 by destination on discharge and age
Table 1.10 by ethnic origin
Table 1.11 by additional support needs status
Table 1.12 by age group and length of time looked after

Young people ceasing to be looked after between 1 August 2016 and 31 July 2017 who had reached 16 years of age on date they ceased to be looked after

Table 1.13 by age group and destination on discharge
Table 1.14 by final accommodation type and destination on discharge

Young people eligible for aftercare services on 31 July 2017

Table 1.15 by age and type of accommodation
Table 1.16 by gender and economic activity
Table 1.17 by ethnic group and economic activity
Table 1.18 by additional support needs status and economic activity
Table 1.19 episodes of homelessness since becoming eligible for aftercare services
Table 1.20 and in receipt of aftercare services, with a pathway plan and pathway coordinator

2. Looked after data over time

Table 2.1 Number of children looked after 2002-2017 by age and gender
Table 2.2 Number of children looked after 2002-2017 by type of accommodation
Table 2.3 Number of children looked after 2003-2017 by ethnic origin
Table 2.4 Number of children looked after 2002-2017 by disability status
Table 2.5 by Legal Reason for being looked after
Table 2.6 Number of children looked after by number of placements during the past year, 2012-2017
Table 2.7 Number of children ceasing to be looked after, by destination and age, 2002-2017
Table 2.8 Number of children looked after in a planned series of short-term placements, by gender and age 2002-2013 not updated
Table 2.9 Cross UK comparison of the number of looked after children and rate per 10,000 children under 18, 2004-2017

3. Looked after data by local authority

Local authority breakdowns of

Table 3.1 Children starting and ceasing to be looked after, 2014-17
Table 3.2 Characteristics of children looked after, 31 July 2017
Table 3.3 Children looked after by type of accommodation, 31 July 2017
Table 3.4 Percentage of care leavers beyond 16 years of age with a pathway plan and a pathway co-ordinator, 2016-17
Table 3.5 Young people eligible for aftercare services, percentage receiving aftercare and percentage in employment, education or training, 31 July 2017

4. Child protection additional tables

Table 4.1 Number of initial, pre-birth or transfer in child protection case conferences: 2007 to 2017 - by child's primary known/suspected abuser
Table 4.2 Number of children on the child protection register, 2007-2017 - by ethnic group, additional support need status and religion
Table 4.3 Concerns identified at case conference of children who were on the child protection register, 2012-17
Table 4.4 Movement on and off the child protection register, 2016-17 by local authority
Table 4.5 Concerns identified at case conference by local authority
Table 4.6 Main abuser recorded at case conference by local authority
Table 4.7 Number of children on the child protection register across UK, 2007- 2017
Table 4.8 Rate of children on the child protection register per 10,000 children across UK, 2007-2017

5. Secure care accommodation additional tables

Table 5.1 Secure care accommodation capacity and usage, 2016-17
Table 5.2 Young people in secure care accommodation, 2016-17 by gender, age, additional support needs and length of stay
Table 5.3 Young people admitted to or discharged from secure care accommodation, 2016-17, by age and length of stay
Table 5.4 Number and rate of young people admitted to secure care accommodation by local authority, 2013-2017
Table 5.5 Young people admitted to secure care accommodation: placement prior to admission and reason for admission by gender, 2016-17