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4% increase in number of Children Looked After
Scotland’s Chief Statistician has published Children Looked After Statistics 2009-10
These new statistics are obtained from the children looked after survey completed by all local authorities in Scotland
Update on SIRCC’s Future Development
Scottish Government has announced today the creation of a new centre for excellence of Scotland’s looked after children and young people, and those leaving care
This builds on work already undertaken by the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care (SIRCC) over the last ten years to improve outcomes for children and young people in residential care
Three in four teenagers in care will have criminal conviction by age 22
More than three-quarters of children who are in residential care by their 16th birthday will have a criminal conviction by the age of 22, according to damning new figures
Research has found that 77% will have a conviction and 31% will have spent time in prison
4% increase in number of Children Looked After
Scotland’s Chief Statistician has published Children Looked After Statistics 2009-10. These new statistics are obtained from the children looked after survey completed by all local authorities in Scotland. The main...
Read more >Update on SIRCC’s Future Development
Scottish Government has announced today the creation of a new centre for excellence of Scotland’s looked after children and young people, and those leaving care. This...
Read more >Three in four teenagers in care will have criminal conviction by age 22
More than three-quarters of children who are in residential care by their 16th birthday will have a criminal conviction by the age of 22, according...
Read more >100 children have ‘died in care of Scots councils since 2000′
More than 100 children have died in local authority care in Scotland since 2000, according to a report published today, ahead of a seminar that...
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