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Table 1.17: Children ceasing to be looked after during 2006-07 by destination on discharge and age
Destination | Ages of children at time of ceasing to be looked after | Total |
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Under 5 | 5-11 | 12-15 | 16-17 | 18-21 |
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Home with parents | 339 | 578 | 572 | 627 | 39 | 2,155 |
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Friends / relatives | 59 | 98 | 90 | 108 | 7 | 362 |
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Former foster carers | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
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Adopted | 73 | 53 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 133 |
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Transferred to another LA | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
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Supported accommodation / semi-independent living | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 36 | 151 |
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Own tenancy / independent living | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 55 |
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Homeless | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
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Other | 86 | 95 | 119 | 157 | 41 | 498 |
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Not known | 143 | 193 | 134 | 220 | 49 | 739 |
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Total | 708 | 1,029 | 924 | 1,290 | 193 | 4,144 |
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Notes: Figures include all episodes of ceasing to be looked after ( i.e. a child may be counted more than once).
City of Edinburgh, Midlothian and South Lanarkshire did not provide this information. The total numbers of children ceasing to be looked after in 2006-07 in these authorities have been included as "not known".
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