Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Children's Social Work Statistics 2009/10

Statistics publication of Child Protection and Secure Care and Close Support Accommodation


TABLE 16: YOUNG PEOPLE ADMITTED TO OR DISCHARGED FROM CLOSE SUPPORT ACCOMMODATION DURING THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2010 BY AGE AND LENGTH OF STAY

Number

Percentage

Admissions during the year (by age on admission)

13 years old or under

6

11%

14 years

14

25%

15 years

25

45%

16 years or over

10

18%

Total

55

100%

Discharges during the year (by length of stay on discharge)

Less than 1 month

15

29%

1 month to under 2 months

5

10%

2 months to under 3 months

5

10%

3 months to under 6 months

17

33%

6 months to under 1 year

7

14%

1 year or more

2

4%

Total

51

100%

Notes: Young people can be admitted and discharged more than once during the year.

Information on close support accommodation was collected for the first time in 2010. Reported usage relates only to close support care provided in dedicated close support units, and does not include any close support provided in alternative settings.

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