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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04
TABLE 1.10
NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER IN A PLANNED SERIES OF SHORT TERM PLACEMENTS: 2000-2004
BY GENDER AND AGE GROUP 1-3
Age/gender | Children looked after on 31 March… | % of total 2004 | No. per 1,000 Population 2004 | % change 2003-2004 | % change 2000-2004 |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
Male |
Under 1 | 17 | 17 | 95 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0.36 | -19 | -45 |
1-4 | 175 | 171 | 134 | 160 | 80 | 4 | 0.75 | -50 | -54 |
5-11 | 513 | 679 | 517 | 766 | 602 | 27 | 2.86 | -21 | 17 |
12-15 | 269 | 442 | 539 | 530 | 497 | 23 | 3.78 | -6 | 85 |
16-17 | 69 | 146 | 169 | 183 | 202 | 9 | 3.03 | 10 | 193 |
Total | 1,043 | 1,455 | 1,454 | 1,651 | 1,390 | 63 | 2.57 | -16 | 33 |
Female |
Under 1 | 13 | 15 | 118 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | -82 | -83 |
1-4 | 124 | 127 | 156 | 129 | 74 | 3 | 0.73 | -43 | -40 |
5-11 | 319 | 414 | 286 | 433 | 312 | 14 | 1.55 | -28 | -2 |
12-15 | 181 | 304 | 492 | 385 | 285 | 13 | 2.27 | -26 | 58 |
16-17 | 46 | 130 | 129 | 161 | 137 | 6 | 2.16 | -15 | 197 |
Total | 683 | 990 | 1,181 | 1,120 | 810 | 37 | 1.57 | -28 | 19 |
All people |
Under 1 | 30 | 32 | 213 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0.23 | -52 | -61 |
1-4 | 299 | 298 | 290 | 289 | 154 | 7 | 0.74 | -47 | -49 |
5-11 | 832 | 1,093 | 804 | 1,199 | 914 | 42 | 2.22 | -24 | 10 |
12-15 | 450 | 746 | 1,031 | 915 | 782 | 36 | 3.04 | -15 | 74 |
16-17 | 115 | 276 | 297 | 344 | 339 | 15 | 2.61 | -1 | 195 |
Total | 1,726 | 2,445 | 2,635 | 2,771 | 2,201 | 100 | 2.08 | -21 | 27 |
Note: (1) Table includes rounded estimates for local authorities not able to provide information. Note
: (2) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
Note : (3) The short term placements shown here are used by local authorities to provide respite to children and
families where this can help to avoid the need for a child to become looked after full time.
The use of short term placements is not restricted to disability respite.
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