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

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Table 3.8: Number of children on child protection registers and rates per head 2002-2005 by local authority

Local authority area

Year ended 31 March…

2002

2003

2004

2005

Number on Register

Rate per 1,000 population aged 0-15

Number on Register

Rate per 1,000 population aged 0-15

Number on Register

Rate per 1,000 population aged 0-15

Number on Register

Rate per 1,000 population aged 0-15

Aberdeen City

175

4.9

165

4.8

150

4.5

145

4.5

Aberdeenshire

115

2.4

110

2.4

105

2.2

110

2.3

Angus

45

2.2

85

4.3

60

3.0

55

2.6

Argyll & Bute

25

1.5

50

2.9

45

2.7

40

2.4

Clackmannanshire

15

1.7

30

3.0

30

2.9

10

1.3

Dumfries & Galloway

60

2.1

100

3.7

60

2.3

60

2.4

Dundee City

50

1.9

80

3.1

65

2.7

85

3.4

East Ayrshire

25

1.1

30

1.3

35

1.5

40

1.8

East Dunbartonshire

10

0.5

15

0.7

20

0.9

10

0.4

East Lothian

50

2.6

75

4.1

55

3.1

25

1.5

East Renfrewshire

20

0.9

5

0.4

10

0.5

15

0.8

Edinburgh, City of

315

4.2

330

4.6

325

4.6

235

3.3

Eilean Siar

10

2.1

20

3.7

25

4.8

15

2.7

Falkirk

65

2.2

65

2.3

65

2.4

70

2.4

Fife

85

1.2

95

1.4

120

1.8

120

1.8

Glasgow City

240

2.2

205

2.0

275

2.7

265

2.7

Highland

110

2.7

125

3.1

100

2.6

120

3.0

Inverclyde

20

1.2

35

2.1

5

0.4

35

2.2

Midlothian

60

3.6

65

4.0

70

4.2

70

4.5

Moray

30

1.6

35

1.9

45

2.6

70

4.1

North Ayrshire

10

0.4

20

0.8

25

1.0

25

1.0

North Lanarkshire

70

1.0

85

1.3

80

1.2

90

1.4

Orkney Isles

0

0.5

0

0.3

10

2.2

5

1.1

Perth & Kinross

50

2.0

50

2.0

40

1.6

35

1.5

Renfrewshire

70

2.1

85

2.6

65

2.0

70

2.2

Scottish Borders

35

1.8

50

2.4

45

2.2

35

1.8

Shetland

10

2.4

10

1.7

15

3.7

10

1.7

South Ayrshire

5

0.2

25

1.4

20

1.0

30

1.4

South Lanarkshire

85

1.4

95

1.6

135

2.4

115

2.0

Stirling

35

2.1

50

3.0

25

1.5

30

1.7

West Dunbartonshire

25

1.3

15

0.7

30

1.8

25

1.3

West Lothian

90

2.6

85

2.4

80

2.4

105

3.0

Scotland

2,018

2.0

2,289

2.4

2,245

2.4

2,157

2.3

Note: Figures given to the nearest 5 to preserve confidentiality.
% of population based on 2004 mid-year estimates from General Register Office (Scotland).
Glasgow recorded a large increase in children registered for physical neglect, due to an increase in parental drug misuse in 2003-04.

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