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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03
TABLE 3 NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER ON 31 MARCH 2003 : BY TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION 1-3
Type of accommodation | 31 March 2002 | 31 March 2003 | % change |
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | 2002 to 2003 |
In the community: |
At home with parents | 4,909 | 44 | 4,851 | 43 | -1 |
With friends / relatives | 1,303 | 12 | 1,445 | 13 | 11 |
With foster carers | 3,170 | 28 | 3,288 | 29 | 4 |
With prospective adopters | 158 | 1 | 180 | 2 | 14 |
In other community | 106 | 1 | 73 | 1 | -31 |
Total | 9,646 | 86 | 9,838 | 86 | 2 |
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In residential accommodation: |
In local authority home | 717 | 6 | 697 | 6 | -3 |
In voluntary sector home | 56 | 1 | 83 | 1 | 47 |
In residential school | 672 | 6 | 640 | 6 | -5 |
In secure accommodation | 93 | 1 | 92 | 1 | -2 |
In other residential accommodation | 55 | 0 | 38 | 0 | -31 |
Total | 1,595 | 14 | 1,550 | 14 | -3 |
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Total children looked after | 11,241 | 100 | 11,388 | 100 | 1 |
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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