Children in Residential Accomodation
Title: Children in residential accommodation (data available on non-secure until 2003/04) or secure accommodation
Source: The Scottish Government
Description: Local authorities have a responsibility to provide accommodation and support to children who need it. The bulletin gives the characteristics of these children and the care establishments they live in.
Key variables: The number of children's residential establishments, staff, children, places available, admissions and discharges during the previous year (until 2003/04). The number of children in secure accommodation. Please note that data on children in non-secure residential accommodation (collected from the residential survey) is available until 2003/04 but the secure accommodation census is still ongoing. Some data on residential accommodation is available through the Children Looked After survey at - Children Looked After.
Figures available by: Gender, age, length of stay, local authority area.
Frequency of publication: Annual
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* Secure accommodation statistics only from 2004-05 as the residential accommodation survey on non-secure accommodation finished after 2003-04.
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