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Table 1.4: Children looked after at 31st March 2006 - Length of time under current statute

Statute Group

Time in statute group at 31st March 2006

Not known

Total

< 6 months

6 months- < 1 year

1 year - < 2 years

2 years - < 5 years

At least 5 years

Accommodated under Section 25

351

203

237

305

142

1,238

Parental Responsibilities Order

25

23

37

114

128

327

Supervision Requirement at Home

1,322

1,109

1,170

1,060

278

4,939

Supervision Requirement away from Home (excluding Residential Establishment)

621

594

865

1,153

567

3,800

Supervision Requirement away from Home (in a Residential Establishment but excluding Secure)

181

175

240

181

46

823

Supervision Requirement away from Home with a Secure Condition

36

22

*

*

*

67

Warrant

203

55

42

*

*

324

Child Protection Measure

56

16

17

*

*

95

Criminal Court Provision

7

5

*

*

*

15

Freed for Adoption

12

14

12

16

16

70

Other

35

17

36

67

7

162

Not Known

1,106

1,106

Total

2,849

2,233

2,662

2,928

1,188

1,106

12,966

East Renfrewshire and Scottish Borders did not provide information in time for inclusion. 2004-05 figures for these authorities have been incorporated into this table and do not include young people aged 18-21.

South Lanarkshire and Fife did not provide this information. The total number of looked after children in these two authorities for 2005-06 have been included as 'not known'.

* represents figures less than 5 that have been suppressed for confidentiality reasons.

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