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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04

TABLE 1.13
NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER: 31 MARCH 2004
CHARACTERISITICS OF LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN BY LOCAL AUTHORITY AREA 1-4

Gender of looked after children: boys

Age of looked after children

Children from minority ethnic groups

Children with a disability

Children under 5

Children 16 or over

Local authority area

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Number

Percentage

Aberdeen City 5

280

54

120

23

70

14

15

2

105

20

Aberdeenshire

190

53

55

15

35

10

5

1

95

27

Angus

125

57

45

20

20

10

5

1

15

7

Argyll & Bute

140

60

30

14

35

16

5

2

20

9

Clackmannanshire

75

62

15

12

20

17

5

5

65

52

Dumfries & Galloway

180

52

65

19

35

9

0

0

25

7

Dundee City

225

56

85

21

45

11

10

2

35

9

East Ayrshire

180

55

45

14

30

9

0

0

25

8

East Dunbartonshire

55

60

10

12

10

12

5

3

20

22

East Lothian

95

58

25

16

20

12

0

1

30

17

East Renfrewshire

60

66

15

17

15

17

5

5

55

61

Edinburgh, City of

640

57

265

23

95

9

65

6

130

11

Eilean Siar

30

54

5

12

10

15

0

0

10

15

Falkirk

145

60

40

17

35

15

5

2

25

11

Fife

275

55

105

21

45

9

5

1

25

5

Glasgow City

1,335

55

395

16

305

13

65

3

410

17

Highland

215

57

70

18

35

10

10

2

110

29

Inverclyde

130

62

25

12

20

10

0

0

45

22

Midlothian

140

58

45

20

25

10

0

0

15

7

Moray

95

58

30

19

15

8

0

1

30

17

North Ayrshire

225

53

65

15

45

11

5

1

100

24

North Lanarkshire

365

61

110

19

85

14

5

1

120

20

Orkney Isles

20

67

5

22

5

11

0

4

5

22

Perth & Kinross

100

60

25

16

15

9

0

0

20

13

Renfrewshire

245

53

80

17

60

13

0

0

90

20

Scottish Borders

110

58

45

23

30

17

0

0

15

9

Shetland

20

58

5

15

5

12

0

0

25

82

South Ayrshire

130

57

45

19

25

11

0

0

100

45

South Lanarkshire

235

55

65

15

75

17

0

0

N/A

N/A

Stirling

85

53

20

11

20

13

0

1

50

30

West Dunbartonshire

180

60

40

13

25

8

0

0

100

34

West Lothian

250

54

95

21

20

5

20

5

20

4

Scotland

6,571

56

2,094

18

1,339

11

239

2

2,020

17

Note

: (1) Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
Note : (2) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
Note : (3) Figures given to the nearest 5 to preserve confidentiality
Note : (4) Aberdeen City were unable to split up the short term placements. This has been estimated based on Scotland figures
Note : (5) Cells containing the symbol N/A represent councils who were unable to provide figures

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