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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03
TABLE 22 CHILDREN WHO WERE SUBJECT TO A CASE CONFERENCE 1,2 : PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN PRIOR TO REFERRAL
Placement of children prior to referral | Year Ended 31 March…… |
referral | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
At home | 2,467 | 2,651 | 2,381 | 2,281 | 2,006 | 2,382 | 2,812 |
With relatives | 88 | 97 | 152 | 113 | 150 | 170 | 95 |
With foster carers | 63 | 66 | 87 | 75 | 73 | 210 | 135 |
In a residential establishment (3) | NA | 14 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 |
Other placement | 99 | 61 | 91 | 100 | 98 | 62 | 103 |
Total | 2,717 | 2,889 | 2,734 | 2,593 | 2,352 | 2,851 | 3,173 |
Proportion of children by year
Placement of children prior to referral | Year Ended 31 March…… |
referral | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
At home | 91 | 92 | 87 | 88 | 85 | 84 | 89 |
With relatives | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
With foster carers | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
In a residential establishment (3) | NA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other placement | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Percentage change since previous year
Placement of children prior to referral | Year Ended 31 March…… |
referral | | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
At home | | 7 | -10 | -4 | -12 | 19 | 18 |
With relatives | | 10 | 58 | -26 | 33 | 14 | -44 |
With foster carers | | 6 | 32 | -14 | -2 | 186 | -36 |
In a residential establishment (3) | | - | 53 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
Other placement | | -39 | 51 | 10 | -2 | -37 | 66 |
Total | | 6 | -5 | -5 | -9 | 21 | 11 |
Note: (1) Children referred for child protection inquiries in the years ended 31 March for the relevant year who were subject to a case conference.
Note: (2) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
Note: (3) This was not an option in 1997.
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