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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03
TABLE 7 NUMBER OF CHILDREN CEASING TO BE LOOKED AFTER IN 2002-03 LENGTH OF TIME LOOKED AFTER BY AGE
Destination after leaving care | Ages of children at time of ceasing to be looked after | Total |
Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-11 | 12-15 | 16-17 | 18 |
Home with parents | 49 | 382 | 726 | 850 | 697 | 44 | 2,748 |
Friends / relatives | 7 | 61 | 103 | 87 | 67 | 7 | 332 |
Adoption | 5 | 49 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 111 |
Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 156 | 31 | 194 |
Other | 9 | 80 | 136 | 156 | 225 | 42 | 649 |
Total | 70 | 573 | 1,015 | 1,102 | 1,146 | 128 | 4,051 |
Proportion of children by age group
Destination after leaving care | Ages of children at time of ceasing to be looked after | Total |
Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-11 | 12-15 | 16-17 | 18 |
Home with parents | 70 | 67 | 72 | 77 | 61 | 34 | 68 |
Friends / relatives | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Adoption | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 | 5 |
Other | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 16 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Percentage change since 2001-02
Length of time looked after | Ages of children at time of ceasing to be looked after | Total |
Under 1 | 1-4 | 5-11 | 12-15 | 16-17 | 18 |
Home with parents | -19 | -7 | 4 | -14 | -3 | -16 | -6 |
Friends / relatives | 5 | -6 | 23 | -21 | 1 | -21 | -2 |
Adoption | -7 | -2 | 56 | 50 | 31 | - | 23 |
Supported accommodation / own tenancy | - | - | -75 | -49 | -5 | -28 | -16 |
Other | 75 | -27 | 8 | -11 | 38 | -9 | 3 |
Total | -10 | -10 | 8 | -14 | 3 | -15 | -4 |
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