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CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER 2001-02

TABLE 2
NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER ON 31 MARCH 2002 : BY CURRENT STATUTORY REASON FOR BEING LOOKED AFTER 1-3

Statute group

31 March 2001

31 March 2002

% change 2001 to 2002

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Accommodated under Section 25

1,250

11

1,326

12

6

Parental Responsibilities Order

395

4

348

3

-12

Supervision Requirement at Home

4,632

43

4,682

42

1

Supervision Requirement away from Home (excluding Residential Establishment)

2,875

26

3,193

28

11

Supervision Requirement away from Home (in a Residential Establishment but excluding Secure)

959

9

1,006

9

5

Supervision Requirement away from Home with a Secure Condition

78

1

87

1

12

Warrant

149

1

180

2

21

Child Protection Measure

80

1

67

1

-16

Criminal Court Provision

38

0

42

0

11

Freed for Adoption

72

1

80

1

11

Other

368

3

230

2

-38

Total

10,897

100

11,241

100

3

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.

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