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Table 2.6: Number of children ceasing to be looked after, by destination and age, 2000-2006
Age | | Children ceasing to be looked after in year ending 31st March…. | % of totals 2006 |
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Destination after leaving care | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Under 1 | Home with parents | 61 | 29 | 60 | 49 | 82 | 55 | 55 | 65 |
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Friends / relatives | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | * | 5 |
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Adoption | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | * | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | * | 0 |
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Other | 33 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 3 | * | 19 | 23 |
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unknown | | | | | | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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Total | 117 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 105 | 93 | 84 | 100 |
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1-4 | Home with parents | 518 | 369 | 410 | 382 | 444 | 238 | 318 | 65 |
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Friends / relatives | 44 | 30 | 65 | 61 | 71 | 36 | 57 | 12 |
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Adoption | 36 | 44 | 50 | 49 | 73 | 53 | 47 | 10 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | * | * | 0 | * | 0 | * | 0 | 0 |
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Other | 89 | 156 | 110 | 80 | 35 | 29 | 68 | 14 |
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unknown | | | | | | 138 | 0 | 0 |
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Total | 689 | 600 | 635 | 573 | 623 | 496 | 490 | 100 |
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5-11 | Home with parents | 839 | 749 | 698 | 726 | 724 | 518 | 596 | 70 |
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Friends / relatives | 61 | 69 | 84 | 103 | 106 | 72 | 91 | 11 |
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Adoption | 35 | 17 | 30 | 48 | 72 | 51 | 54 | 6 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 13 | 6 | * | * | * | * | 0 | 0 |
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Other | 191 | 283 | 126 | 136 | 70 | 32 | 109 | 13 |
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unknown | | | | | | 214 | 0 | 0 |
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Total | 1,140 | 1,124 | 943 | 1,015 | 977 | 888 | 850 | 100 |
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12-15 | Home with parents | 877 | 856 | 983 | 850 | 867 | 591 | 624 | 75 |
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Friends / relatives | 57 | 76 | 110 | 87 | 62 | 57 | 76 | 9 |
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Adoption | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 23 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 2 |
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Other | 417 | 424 | 175 | 156 | 69 | 41 | 109 | 13 |
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unknown | | | | | | 209 | 0 | 0 |
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Total | 1,374 | 1,393 | 1,281 | 1,102 | 1,063 | 907 | 830 | 100 |
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16+ | Home with parents | 642 | 718 | 770 | 741 | 784 | 582 | 596 | 53 |
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Friends / relatives | 76 | 114 | 75 | 74 | 96 | 83 | 97 | 9 |
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Adoption | 0 | 0 | * | * | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 159 | 302 | 208 | 187 | 188 | 173 | 190 | 17 |
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Other | 245 | 410 | 210 | 267 | 175 | 95 | 234 | 21 |
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unknown | | | | | | 242 | 0 | 0 |
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Total | 1,121 | 1,545 | 1,264 | 1,274 | 1,253 | 1,180 | 1,122 | 100 |
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Total 1 | Home with parents | 2,938 | 2,721 | 2,922 | 2,748 | 2,902 | 1,984 | 2,189 | 56 |
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Friends / relatives | 246 | 294 | 340 | 332 | 345 | 256 | 325 | 8 |
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Adoption | 85 | 74 | 90 | 111 | 210 | 117 | 120 | 3 |
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Supported accommodation / own tenancy | 198 | 343 | 223 | 194 | 213 | 183 | 203 | 5 |
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Other | 975 | 1,308 | 626 | 649 | 352 | 200 | 539 | 14 |
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unknown | | | | | | 826 | 506 | 13 |
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TOTAL | 4,441 | 4,740 | 4,202 | 4,034 | 4,021 | 3,566 | 3,882 | 100 |
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Note: Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
1 2005 and 2006 totals includes destinations of children with unreported ages and therefore do not equal the sum of the parts above.
In years 2000 - 2004 children with unknown destinations were allocated to a group rather than being presented as 'unknown'.
In 2000 to 2004 some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
East Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders and Midlothian did not provide 2006 information in time for inclusion. 2004-05 figures for these authorities have been incorporated into this table and do not include young people aged 19-21.
South Lanarkshire and Edinburgh did not provide this information in 2006 and the total number of children ceasing to be look after in those authorities have been entered as 'unknown's.
A child may cease to be looked after more than once during the year and will be counted once for each episode of care ending.
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