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

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Table 2.6: Young people in secure accommodation: Placement prior to admission and reason for admission, by age on admittance, 2004-05

Placement Prior to admission

Age on admittance

Parental home, relatives or friends

Foster care or children's home

Residential school

Young offenders institution or prison

Secure accommodation

Other

Missing

Total

13 or under

7

15

*

0

*

*

5

41

14

25

15

12

*

*

6

*

69

15

59

17

25

*

13

15

*

134

16 or over

10

7

*

*

*

*

*

29

Total

101

54

47

9

23

28

11

273

Legal reason for admissions during the year

Age on admittance

Section 44(1)

Section 205

Section 208

Section 70(9)

Place of Safety Order

Temporary detention

Pending hearing

Other

Missing

Total

13 or under

0

*

0

*

16

*

5

6

5

41

14

*

0

*

5

26

15

*

17

0

69

15

0

*

8

6

54

12

12

39

*

134

16 or over

0

0

*

*

9

*

*

5

*

29

Total

*

*

10

17

105

40

23

67

8

273

Cells containing * represent small numbers suppressed to maintain confidentiality.
Note: A single child may be admitted more than once during the year.
Table includes admissions made after 31/03/2004 and before 1/04/2005
Legal reason for admission:
Order made under section 44(1) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Order made under section 205 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Order made under section 208 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Order made under section 70(9) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, to which is attached a condition authorising the use of Secure Accommodation.
Place of safety order or warrant made under the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 authorising the use of Secure Accommodation.
Committal to a Place of Safety or other temporary detention is made under the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
The authority of the Director of Social Work and the person in charge of the establishment, pending the convening of a Children's Hearing to consider the case.

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