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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04
TABLE 1.5
NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER: 2000-2004 BY CURRENT DISABILITY STATUS 1-3
Statute group | Children looked after on 31 March… | % of total 2004 | % change 2003-2004 | % change 2000-2004 |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
Significant learning disability | 257 | 302 | 254 | 268 | 349 | 3 | 30 | 36 |
Mental health problem (medically diagnosed) | 23 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
Autism | 31 | 51 | 68 | 46 | 64 | 1 | 40 | 109 |
Significant hearing impairment | 13 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 90 |
Significant language and communication disorder | 35 | 31 | 17 | 65 | 42 | 0 | -35 | 19 |
Significant physical or motor impairment | 92 | 140 | 96 | 136 | 113 | 1 | -17 | 23 |
Significant visual impairment | 18 | 46 | 17 | 14 | 28 | 0 | 101 | 57 |
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties | 1,167 | 1,150 | 1,262 | 802 | 1,120 | 10 | 40 | -4 |
Other disability | 122 | 109 | 133 | 135 | 121 | 1 | -11 | -1 |
Multiple disabilities | 116 | 135 | 124 | 85 | 135 | 1 | 58 | 17 |
No disabilities, but affected by disability | 246 | 282 | 370 | 361 | 359 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
No disabilities, and not affected by disability | 9,191 | 8,611 | 8,860 | 9,436 | 9,296 | 80 | -1 | 1 |
Total | 11,309 | 10,898 | 11,241 | 11,388 | 11,675 | 100 | 3 | 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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