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Table 2.3: Number of children looked after 2000-2006 by type of accomodation

Type of accommodation

Children looked after on 31 March…

% of 2006 total

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

In the community:

At home with parents

5,270

4,842

4,909

4,851

4,982

5,179

5,506

42

With friends / relatives

1,098

980

1,303

1,445

1,426

1,671

1,726

13

With foster carers

3,058

3,084

3,170

3,288

3,461

3,493

3,731

29

With prospective adopters

123

196

158

180

147

167

184

1

In other community

176

215

106

73

92

136

181

1

Total

9,724

9,315

9,646

9,838

10,108

10,646

11,328

87

In residential accommodation:

In local authority home

669

704

717

697

721

716

737

6

In voluntary sector home

54

63

56

83

66

57

84

1

In residential school

629

684

672

640

657

618

663

5

In secure accommodation

90

87

93

92

80

82

78

1

Other residential accommodation

143

44

55

38

44

66

76

1

Total

1,585

1,582

1,595

1,550

1,567

1,539

1,638

13

Total

11,310

10,897

11,241

11,388

11,675

12,185

12,966

100

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

Table includes rounded estimates for local authorities not able to provide information for years 2000-2004.

Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.

East Renfrewshire and Scottish Borders did not provide 2006 information in time for inclusion. 2004-05 figures for these authorities have been incorporated into the 2006 figures in this table and do not include young people aged 19-21.

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