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Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Children's Social Work Statistics 2004-05

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Table 1.6: Number of children ceasing to be looked after, by destination and age, 2000-2005

Age

Destination after leaving care

Children ceasing to be looked after in financial year ending….

% of totals 2005

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Under 1

Home with parents

61

29

60

49

82

55

59

Friends / relatives

7

5

6

7

10

7

8

Adoption

14

8

6

5

10

5

5

Supported accommodation / own tenancy

2

1

0

0

0

1

1

Other

33

34

5

9

3

3

3

unknown

2224

Total

117

78

78

70

105

93

100

1-4

Home with parents

518

369

410

382

444

238

48

Friends / relatives

44

30

65

61

71

36

7

Adoption

36

44

50

49

73

53

11

Supported accommodation / own tenancy

2

1

0

1

0

2

0

Other

89

156

110

80

35

29

6

unknown

13828

Total

689

600

635

573

623

496

100

5-11

Home with parents

839

749

698

726

724

518

58

Friends / relatives

61

69

84

103

106

72

8

Adoption

35

17

30

48

72

51

6

Supported accommodation / own tenancy

13

6

5

1

4

1

0

Other

191

283

126

136

70

32

4

unknown

21424

Total

1,140

1,124

943

1,015

977

888

100

12-15

Home with parents

877

856

983

850

867

591

65

Friends / relatives

57

76

110

87

62

57

6

Adoption

0

4

3

4

44

3

0

Supported accommodation / own tenancy

23

33

10

5

21

6

1

Other

417

424

175

156

69

41

5

unknown

20923

Total

1,374

1,393

1,281

1,102

1,063

907

100

16+

Home with parents

642

718

770

741

784

582

49

Friends / relatives

76

114

75

74

96

83

7

Adoption

0

0

1

5

11

5

0

Supported accommodation / own tenancy

159

302

208

187

188

173

15

Other

245

410

210

267

175

95

8

unknown

24221

Total

1,121

1,545

1,264

1,274

1,253

1,180

100

Total 1

Home with parents

2,938

2,721

2,922

2,748

2,902

1,984

56

Friends / relatives

246

294

340

332

345

256

7

Adoption

85

74

90

111

210

117

3

Supported accommodation / own tenancy

198

343

223

194

213

183

5

Other

975

1,308

626

649

352

200

6

unknown

82623

Total

4,441

4,740

4,202

4,034

4,021

3,566

100

Note:Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
1 2005 total includes destinations of children with unreported ages and therefore do not equal the sum of the parts above.
In years 2000 - 2004 children with unknown destinations were allocated to a group rather than being presented as 'unknown'.
In 2000 to 2004 some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.

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