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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04
TABLE 1.2
NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER: 2000-2004
BY CURRENT STATUTORY REASON FOR BEING LOOKED AFTER 1-4
Children looked after on 31 March
Statute group | Children looked after on 31 March… | % of total 2004 | % change 2003-2004 | % change 2000-2004 |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
Accommodated under Section 25 | 1,343 | 1,250 | 1,326 | 1,288 | 1,445 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Parental Responsibilities Order | 322 | 395 | 348 | 362 | 341 | 3 | -6 | 6 |
Supervision Requirement at Home | 5,439 | 4,632 | 4,682 | 4,699 | 4,832 | 41 | 3 | -11 |
Supervision Requirement away from Home (excluding Residential Establishment) | 2,199 | 2,875 | 3,193 | 3,587 | 3,568 | 31 | -1 | 62 |
Supervision Requirement away from Home (in a Residential Establishment but excluding Secure) | 960 | 959 | 1,006 | 817 | 808 | 7 | -1 | -16 |
Supervision Requirement away from Home with a Secure Condition | 87 | 78 | 87 | 56 | 51 | 0 | -9 | -42 |
Warrant | 114 | 149 | 180 | 210 | 290 | 2 | 38 | 154 |
Child Protection Measure | 119 | 80 | 67 | 75 | 70 | 1 | -6 | -41 |
Criminal Court Provision | 10 | 38 | 42 | 33 | 54 | 0 | 62 | 441 |
Freed for Adoption | 50 | 72 | 80 | 102 | 70 | 1 | -31 | 40 |
Other | 667 | 368 | 230 | 160 | 147 | 1 | -8 | -78 |
Total | 11,310 | 10,897 | 11,241 | 11,388 | 11,675 | 100 | 3 | 3 |
Children starting to be looked after in financial year ending….
Statute group | Children starting to be looked after in financial year ending…. | % of total 2004 | % change 2003-2004 | % change 2000-2004 | Starts as % total Looked after children |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
Accommodated under Section 25 | 1183 | 1002 | 1,054 | 1,016 | 1,016 | 22 | 0 | -14 | 70 |
Parental Responsibilities Order | 5 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 31 | 1 | 88 | 520 | 9 |
Supervision Requirement at Home | 2200 | 2149 | 1,984 | 2,022 | 1,986 | 44 | -2 | -10 | 41 |
Supervision Requirement away from Home (excluding Residential Establishment) | 609 | 632 | 850 | 689 | 716 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 20 |
Supervision Requirement away from Home (in a Residential Establishment but excluding Secure) | 259 | 367 | 320 | 338 | 355 | 8 | 5 | 37 | 44 |
Supervision Requirement away from Home with a Secure Condition | 30 | 36 | 55 | 28 | 26 | 1 | -6 | -13 | 51 |
Warrant | 129 | 165 | 151 | 176 | 218 | 5 | 24 | 69 | 75 |
Child Protection Measure | 81 | 118 | 105 | 129 | 133 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 189 |
Criminal Court Provision | 6 | 17 | 18 | 35 | 12 | 0 | -66 | 96 | 22 |
Freed for Adoption | 41 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 6 | -66 | 20 |
Other | 228 | 194 | 118 | 52 | 58 | 1 | 12 | -75 | 40 |
Total | 4,771 | 4,695 | 4,678 | 4,513 | 4,564 | 100 | 1 | -4 | 39 |
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.
Note : (4) Table records episodes of care which have begun. A child may start to be looked after more than once in a year and so may be counted more than once here.
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