Implementing Inclusiveness Realising
Potential
Annex E
Children in Care / Looked After at 31 March
Table 1
| 1988 | 1993 | 1997 | 1998 |
| Boys | 7523 (61%) | 7257 (59%) | 6629 (58%) | 6279 (58%) |
| Girls | 4764 (39%) | 5084 (41%) | 4728 (42%) | 4512 (42%) |
| Total | 12287 | 12371 | 11357 | 10791 |
Totals include 30 children in 1993 where gender is unknown.
Figures for 1997 and 1998 include estimates for authorities
that were unable to provide data.
Age of Children in Care/Looked After at 31 March
Table 2
| Age | 1988 | 1993 | 1997 | 1998 |
| 0-4 | 1714 (14%) | 1962 (16%) | 1446 (13%) | 1428 (13%) |
| 5-11 | 2847 (23%) | 3803 (31%) | 3381 (30%) | 3234 (30%) |
| 12 and over | 7726 (63%) | 6601 (53%) | 6530 (57%) | 6129 (57%) |
| Total | 12287 | 12371 | 11357 | 10791 |
Totals include 5 children in 1993 where age is unknown.
Figures for 1997 and 1998 include estimates for authorities
that were unable to provide data.
Children in Care / Looked After at 31 March
Table 3
| 1988 | 1993 | 1997 | 1998 |
| At home | 6064 (49%) | 6447 (52%) | 6003 (53%) | 5466 (51%) |
| With foster carers | 2620 (21%) | 2574 (21%) | 2591 (23%) | 2746(25%) |
| Friends/relatives/other Community accom | 939(7%) | 1221(10%) | 839 (7%) | 785(7%) |
| Residential care | 2664 (22%) | 2124 (17%) | 1924 (17%) | 1794 (17%) |
Total includes 5 children in 1993 where accommodation is
unknown. Figures for 1997 and 1998 include estimates for
authorities that were unable to provide data.
NOTE: Tables 1 to 3 are taken from information on Looked
After Children at 31 March 1997 and 1998. Source: The Scottish
Office Social Work Services Group.
Publicly funded secondary schools: Summary Information
Table 4
| 1997 |
| Number of Schools | 401 |
| Number of Pupils | 314 916 |
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Special units attached to publicly funded mainstream
secondary schools
Table 5
| 1997 |
| Number of Behavioural Support
Units | 55 |
| Number of Special Units * | 100 |
| Number of pupils based in Special
Units | 829 |
| Catering for pupils with: |
| Hearing impairment | 41 |
| Visual impairment | 34 |
| Physical or motor impairments | 56 |
| Language and communication
disorder | 52 |
| Social and emotional
difficulties | 59 |
| Learning difficulties: | Moderate | 76 |
| Severe | 34 |
| Profound | 14 |
| Other | 26 |
* Some units care for more than one impairment;
therefore;
the total is not the sum of the breakdown
Integration of pupils with special educational needs into
Publicly funded secondary schools
Table 6
| Nature of attendance | 1997 |
| Total | With a Record of Needs | Without a Record of |
| Pupils spending some or all the
time in a special unit |
| Total | 3072 | 1546 | 1461 |
| Up to 1/3 of the time | 2015 | 752 | 1263 |
| Between 1/3 and 2/3 of the time | 399 | 267 | 132 |
| More than 2/3 of the time but not
full-time | 301 | 256 | 45 |
| All the time in a special unit | 292 | 271 | 21 |
Publicly funded special schools, summary information
Table 7
| 1996 | 1997 |
| Number of schools | 158 | 158 |
| Number of pupils | 8087 | 8056 |
| Number of pupils as a % of all school
pupils | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Number of Teachers (FTE) | 1677 | 1699 |
| Pupil/teacher ratio | 4.8 | 4.7 |
Impairment of pupils attending publicly funded special
schools
Table 8
| IMPAIRMENT | 1996 | 1997 |
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage |
| Total | 8087 | 100.0 | 8056 | 100.0 |
| Hearing impairment | 210 | 2.6 | 195 | 2.4 |
| Visual impairment | 96 | 1.2 | 80 | 1.0 |
| Physical or motor impairments | 492 | 6.1 | 496 | 6.2 |
| Language and communication disorder | 292 | 3.6 | 415 | 5.2 |
| Social and emotional difficulties | 866 | 10.7 | 931 | 11.6 |
| Learning difficulties: |
| Moderate | 2559 | 31.6 | 2348 | 29.1 |
| Severe | 857 | 10.6 | 675 | 8.4 |
| Profound | 123 | 1.5 | 107 | 1.3 |
| Specific | 23 | 0.3 | 33 | 0.4 |
| Complex or multiple
impairments |
| Dual sensory impairments | 22 | 0.3 | 23 | 0.3 |
| Moderate learning difficulties & other | 806 | 10.0 | 994 | 12.3 |
| Severe learning difficulties & other | 827 | 10.2 | 963 | 12.0 |
| Profound learning difficulties & other | 786 | 9.7 | 759 | 9.4 |
| Other | 128 | 1.6 | 37 | 0.5 |
Pupils in special schools, by sector, sex and mode of
attendance
Table 9
| Mode of attendance | All special schools | Publicly funded | Independent |
1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 | 1996 | 1997 |
| Number of pupils (= 100%) |
| Total | 9248 | 9164 | 8087 | 8056 | 1161 | 1108 |
| Male | 6108 | 6046 | 5215 | 5184 | 893 | 862 |
| Female | 3140 | 3118 | 2872 | 2872 | 268 | 246 |
| Percentage Female | 34.0 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 35.7 | 23.1 | 22.2 |
| Day |
| Total | 8063 | 8067 | 7740 | 7764 | 323 | 303 |
| Male | 5221 | 5226 | 4969 | 4985 | 252 | 241 |
| Female | 2842 | 2841 | 2771 | 2779 | 71 | 62 |
| Residential |
| Total | 1185 | 1097 | 347 | 292 | 838 | 805 |
| Male | 887 | 820 | 246 | 199 | 641 | 621 |
| Female | 298 | 277 | 101 | 93 | 197 | 184 |
| Percentage Residential |
| Total | 12.8 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 72.2 | 72.7 |
| Male | 14.5 | 13.6 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 71.8 | 72.0 |
| Female | 9.5 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 73.5 | 74.8 |
Note: Tables 4 to 9 are extracts from "The Scottish Office
Statistical Bulletin: Summary Results of
the 1997-98 School Census" published in June 1998
Initial action taken by Reporters on grounds referred
1995
Table 10
Initial Action by
Reporter | All Referrals *1995 (%) |
| No action - | |
| Under current supervision | 15 |
| Action on other grounds | 2 |
| Insufficient evidence | - |
| Compulsory care unnecessary | 33 |
| Total | 56 |
| Referred to - |
| Social Work Department | 10 |
| Police/juvenile Liaison Officer | 2 |
| Hearing | 32 |
| Total Number (= 100%) | 45878 |
*If more than one reason for referral is reported in a
particular referral (or more than one alleged offence) it is
described here as a "no action" case only if there is no action
taken in respect of all the reasons (or offences) referred.
Alleged Grounds for Referral, 1995 Boys and Girls
Table 11
| Alleged Grounds | Numbers | Percentages |
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
| Offences | 22826 | 4780 | 69 | 32 |
| Non-offences | 10418 | 10166 | 31 | 68 |
| Total | 33244 | 14946 | 100 | 100 |
Children referred to a Reporter by age and sex, 1995*
Table 12
| Age at first refer-ral In
Year] | Number and Rate per 1,000
population in Age-Group |
For Offences | On Non-Offence Grounds | Total ** |
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls |
Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate | Number | Rate |
| 0-4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.520 | 9.3 | 1.445 | 9.2 | 1.525 | 9.3 | 1.449 | 9.2 |
| 5-7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.078 | 10.8 | 979 | 10.3 | 1.085 | 10.9 | 981 | 10.4 |
| 8-11 | 1.611 | 12.2 | 241 | 1.9 | 1.483 | 11.2 | 1.272 | 10.1 | 2.827 | 21.4 | 1.460 | 11.5 |
| 12 | 1.244 | 38.1 | 315 | 10.1 | 632 | 19.3 | 527 | 16.9 | 1.613 | 49.4 | 755 | 24.3 |
| 13 | 2.103 | 63.4 | 660 | 20.7 | 873 | 26.3 | 852 | 26.7 | 2.545 | 76.8 | 1.329 | 41.7 |
| 14 | 2.973 | 86.6 | 969 | 29.8 | 1.140 | 33.2 | 1.114 | 34.3 | 3.496 | 101.8 | 1.789 | 54.3 |
| 15 | 3.431 | 102.8 | 993 | 31.0 | 792 | 23.7 | 939 | 29.3 | 3.842 | 115.1 | 1.738 | 54.3 |
| Total (under 16) | 11.362 | 42.8 # | 3.178 | 12.5 # | 7.518 | 14.2 | 7.128 | 14.1 | 16.933 | 32.0 | 9.501 | 18.8 |
| Total (under 16)for 1994 | 10.545 | 39.8 # | 2.852 | 11.3 # | 7.143 | 13.4 | 6.795 | 13.4 | 15.949 | 30.0 | 8.958 | 17.7 |
*Children referred on both offence and non-offence grounds
are included in both these columns in the table, but only once
in the "total" columns.
** Includes 67 transfer cases.
# Rate per 10,000 population on the 8-15 age group.
Number of Referrals to Reporters and Number of Children
Involved 1995
Table 13
| Children to whom the
Referrals Related |
Total Children 1995 | Rate per 1,000
population(children aged under 16 years) * |
Referrals 1995 | Offence Referrals 1995 | Non-offence Referrals
1995 |
| Scotland | 26788 | 25.5 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
* The rate quoted in the "referrals" column of the table is
not the sum of the final two columns because it includes a
small number of transfers, and because some children were
referred both for offence and non-offence grounds.
NOTE: Tables 10 to 13 are extracts from "The Scottish Office
Statistical Bulletin: Referrals of Children to Reporters and
Children's Hearings 1995-96" published in May 1997.
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