Publication - FOI/EIR release

Number of reports of looked after children and young people in receipt of Continuing Care or Aftercare deaths: FOI release

Published: 22 January 2025
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202400445875
Date received: 19 December 2024
Date responded: 6 January 2025

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

The years of 2022, 2023 and 2024 inclusive, and for the 12-month period 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024, how many times have local authorities notified the Scottish Government of the death of:

A looked after child
A care leaver

Response

The answer to your question is

2022 - 9

2023 - 18

2024 - 7

For the 12 month period 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024 - 8

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Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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