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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04
TABLE 1.8
NUMBER OF CHILDREN CEASING TO BE LOOKED AFTER: 2000-2004
DESTINATION ON DISCHARGE BY AGE 1-4
Age | Children ceasing to be looked after in financial year ending…. | % of total 2004 | % change 2003-2004 | % change 2000-2004 |
Destination after leaving care | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
Under 1 |
Home with parents | 61 | 29 | 60 | 49 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 35 |
Friends / relatives | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 46 |
Adoption | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 79 | -30 |
Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -100 |
Other | 33 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | -70 | -92 |
Total | 117 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 105 | 100 | 50 | -10 |
1-4 |
Home with parents | 518 | 369 | 410 | 382 | 444 | 71 | 16 | -14 |
Friends / relatives | 44 | 30 | 65 | 61 | 71 | 11 | 16 | 60 |
Adoption | 36 | 44 | 50 | 49 | 73 | 12 | 50 | 107 |
Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -100 | -100 |
Other | 89 | 156 | 110 | 80 | 35 | 6 | -56 | -61 |
Total | 689 | 600 | 635 | 573 | 623 | 100 | 9 | -10 |
5-11 |
Home with parents | 839 | 749 | 698 | 726 | 724 | 74 | 0 | -14 |
Friends / relatives | 61 | 69 | 84 | 103 | 106 | 11 | 3 | 74 |
Adoption | 35 | 17 | 30 | 48 | 72 | 7 | 52 | 105 |
Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 241 | -69 |
Other | 191 | 283 | 126 | 136 | 70 | 7 | -49 | -64 |
Total | 1,140 | 1,124 | 943 | 1,015 | 977 | 100 | -4 | -14 |
12-15 |
Home with parents | 877 | 856 | 983 | 850 | 867 | 82 | 2 | -1 |
Friends / relatives | 57 | 76 | 110 | 87 | 62 | 6 | -29 | 9 |
Adoption | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 4 | 968 | |
Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 23 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 301 | -10 |
Other | 417 | 424 | 175 | 156 | 69 | 7 | -56 | -83 |
Total | 1,374 | 1,393 | 1,281 | 1,102 | 1,063 | 100 | -4 | -23 |
16+ |
Home with parents | 642 | 718 | 770 | 741 | 784 | 63 | 6 | 22 |
Friends / relatives | 76 | 114 | 75 | 74 | 96 | 8 | 29 | 26 |
Adoption | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 121 | |
Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 159 | 302 | 208 | 187 | 188 | 15 | 1 | 18 |
Other | 245 | 410 | 210 | 267 | 175 | 14 | -35 | -29 |
Total | 1,121 | 1,545 | 1,264 | 1,274 | 1,253 | 100 | -2 | 12 |
Total |
Home with parents | 2,938 | 2,721 | 2,922 | 2,748 | 2,902 | 72 | 6 | -1 |
Friends / relatives | 246 | 294 | 340 | 332 | 345 | 9 | 4 | 41 |
Adoption | 85 | 74 | 90 | 111 | 210 | 5 | 89 | 148 |
Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 198 | 343 | 223 | 194 | 213 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
Other | 975 | 1,308 | 626 | 649 | 352 | 9 | -46 | -64 |
Total | 4,441 | 4,740 | 4,202 | 4,034 | 4,021 | 100 | 0 | -9 |
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 ended. A child may cease to be looked after more than once in a year and so may be counted more than once here.
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