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Financial provision statistics published
31/03/2004
Figures are published today on emergency payments
made to people in need by Local Authority Social Work
departments inScotland.
The latest figures, which are outlined in a
statistical release for the year1st April 2002to31st March 2003are published in a shortStatisticsRelease. These show that:
During the year to31 March 2003local authorities inScotlandmade an estimated 25,036 payments worth around
£600,000 under section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
During the year to31 March 2003local authorities inScotlandmade an estimated 70,717 payments worth over £3.2
million under section 22 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
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this News Release should be addressed to Social WorkStatisticsUnit
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St Andrew's House
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or email SWstat@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.
More information on community care inScotlandis available in the publication:
'Scottish Community Care
Statistics
2001', available on the Scottish Executive
website.