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Table 2.2: Number of children looked after 2000-2006 by statutory reason for being looked after

Statute group

Children looked after on 31 March…

% of 2006 total

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Accommodated under Section 25

1,343

1,250

1,326

1,288

1,299

1,283

1,238

10

Parental Responsibilities Order

322

395

348

362

336

298

327

3

Supervision Requirement at Home

5,439

4,632

4,682

4,699

4,788

4,814

4,939

38

Supervision Requirement away from Home (excluding Residential Establishment)

2,199

2,875

3,193

3,587

3,540

3,833

3,800

29

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

960

959

1,006

817

805

824

823

6

Supervision Requirement away from Home with a Secure Condition

87

78

87

56

50

48

67

1

Warrant

114

149

180

210

286

257

324

2

Child Protection Measure

119

80

67

75

70

61

95

1

Criminal Court Provision

10

38

42

33

22

15

15

0

Freed for Adoption

50

72

80

102

89

83

70

1

Other

667

368

230

160

155

152

162

1

unknown

236

517

1,106

9

Total

11,310

10,897

11,241

11,388

11,675

12,185

12,966

100

Children starting to be looked after in year ending 31st March….

% of 2006 total

Statute group

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Accommodated under Section 25

1183

1002

1,054

1,016

1,016

1,111

997

21

Parental Responsibilities Order

5

8

18

17

31

9

10

0

Supervision Requirement at Home

2200

2149

1,984

2,022

1,986

1,799

2,169

46

Supervision Requirement away from Home (excluding Residential Establishment)

609

632

850

689

716

541

545

12

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

259

367

320

338

355

154

126

3

Supervision Requirement away from Home with a Secure Condition

30

36

55

28

26

10

28

1

Warrant

129

165

151

176

218

227

327

7

Child Protection Measure

81

118

105

129

133

145

194

4

Criminal Court Provision

6

17

18

35

12

13

22

0

Freed for Adoption

41

7

6

13

14

9

5

0

Other

228

194

118

52

58

122

132

3

unknown

193

163

3

Total

4,771

4,695

4,678

4,513

4,564

4,333

4,718

100

Note: Prior to 2005 'unknowns' were allocated to a category rather than being reported as unknown.

Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.

Table records episodes of care which have begun. A child may start to be looked after more than once in a year and so may be counted more than once here.

East Renfrewshire and Scottish Borders did not provide 2006 information in time for inclusion. North Lanarkshire did not provide information on children starting to be looked after 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 information for children looked after as at 31st March 2006. The total number of looked after children in these two authorities for 2005-06 have been included as 'unknown's.

South Lanarkshire did not provide information for starting to be looked after during 2005-06. The total number of looked after children in this authority for 2005-06 have been included as 'unknown's.

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