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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04

TABLE 2.3
YOUNG PEOPLE IN RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION: 2000-2004
RESIDENTS, ADMISSIONS AND DISCHARGES

Residents

Statistics relating to 31 March ………………

% of total 2004

% change 2003 to 2004

% change 2000-2004

% capacity used-Mar04

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Local authority sector

Childrens home

806

748

679

735

721

38

-2

-11

97

Home for disabled children

19

30

58

41

48

3

17

151

86

Hostel

5

5

0

0

0

0

-

-100

-

Residential school

141

94

144

78

92

5

18

-35

90

Total

971

878

881

854

861

45

1

-11

96

Private/Voluntary sectors

Childrens home

170

230

103

84

84

4

0

-51

83

Home for disabled children

49

28

127

67

145

8

116

194

151

Hostel

12

13

23

19

0

0

-100

-100

-

Residential school

770

793

829

869

826

43

-5

7

88

Total

1,002

1,064

1,081

1,039

1,055

55

2

5

93

All sectors

Childrens home

976

977

782

819

805

42

-2

-18

95

Home for disabled children

68

59

185

108

193

10

79

182

127

Hostel

17

18

23

19

0

0

-100

-100

-

Residential school

911

888

973

947

918

48

-3

1

89

Total

1,973

1,942

1,962

1,893

1,916

100

1

-3

94

Admissions

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

% of total 2004

% change 2003 to 2004

% change 2000-2004

Admissions per resident

Local authority sector

Childrens home

2,047

2,411

1,607

1,743

1,554

12

-11

-24

2.2

Home for disabled children

1,673

1,256

3,087

2,957

3,211

25

9

92

66.9

Hostel

39

66

0

0

0

0

-

-100

-

Residential school

358

193

256

131

163

1

24

-54

1.8

Total

4,117

3,926

4,950

4,831

4,928

39

2

20

5.7

Private/Voluntary sectors

Childrens home

1,055

1,963

606

679

744

6

10

-29

9.6

Home for disabled children

1,786

2,990

4,454

2,208

6,022

48

173

237

33.0

Hostel

97

77

80

50

0

0

-100

-100

2.6

Residential school

624

753

871

983

914

7

-7

46

1.2

Total

3,562

5,783

6,011

3,920

7,680

61

96

116

4.4

All sectors

Childrens home

1,055

1,963

606

679

744

6

10

-29

3.0

Home for disabled children

3,833

5,401

6,061

3,951

7,576

60

92

98

47.8

Hostel

1,770

1,333

3,167

3,007

3,211

25

7

81

2.6

Residential school

982

946

1,127

1,114

1,077

9

-3

10

1.2

Total

7,640

9,643

10,961

8,751

12,608

100

44

65

4.6

Note

: (1) Reporting of admissions data for some homes for children has been inconsistent across years. This explains the large variations in total admissions.

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