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Table 2.10: Children starting and ceasing to be looked after, by Local Authority, 2005-06

Local authority area

Children looked after on 31 March 2006

Children looked after on 31 March 2006 as a percentage of the 0-18 population

Starting to be looked after in 2005-06

Ceasing to be looked after in 2005-06

Aberdeen City

588

1.5

325

155

Aberdeenshire

379

0.7

156

117

Angus

253

1.1

78

57

Argyll & Bute

249

1.3

100

82

Clackmannanshire

160

1.4

75

65

Dumfries & Galloway

372

1.2

123

129

Dundee City

474

1.6

194

176

East Ayrshire

410

1.5

120

77

East Dunbartonshire

113

0.5

52

36

East Lothian

197

0.9

100

59

East Renfrewshire

Edinburgh, City of

1,196

1.4

351

355

Eilean Siar

29

0.5

23

37

Falkirk

311

0.9

124

73

Fife

628

0.8

266

207

Glasgow City

2,565

2.1

645

504

Highland

454

1.0

198

147

Inverclyde

249

1.4

166

145

Midlothian

266

1.4

176

Moray

191

0.9

70

64

North Ayrshire

498

1.6

202

154

North Lanarkshire

683

0.9

230

Orkney Isles

32

0.7

20

10

Perth & Kinross

151

0.5

65

38

Renfrewshire

500

1.3

214

192

Scottish Borders

Shetland

26

0.5

*

7

South Ayrshire

252

1.1

87

89

South Lanarkshire

478

0.7

163

144

Stirling

152

0.7

60

70

West Dunbartonshire

350

1.7

179

146

West Lothian

474

1.2

162

158

Scotland

12,966

1.2

4,718

3,882

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

Rates per population based on GRO(Scotland) June 2005 population estimates.

Data were not provided by East Renfrewshire or Scottish Borders in time for inclusion in the publication. For the Scotland total, previous years figures for those authorities have been used and do not include young people aged 18-21.

Data were not provided by North Lanarkshire for children starting to be looked after, or Midlothian for children ceasing to be looked after. For the Scotland total, previous years figure for those authorities have been used and do not include young people aged 18-21.

A child may start and cease to be looked after more than once during the year and will be counted once for each episode of care starting and ending.

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