FOI Request - Children's Social Work

Request 101002159481

Please provide the following information in the attached spreadsheet for Children born between 1st August 2012 and 31st July 2013 (inclusive).

Before their fifth birthday how many children:
1. Had been the subject of a multi-agency meeting under GIRFEC
2. Had been referred to Children's Social Work
3. Had a child protection investigation commencing before their fifth birthday
4. Had a child protection case conference
5. Had been on the child protection register
Before their fifth birthday how many
6.referrals were made on these children
7. investigations were carried out
How many children before their fifth birthday have:
8. been looked after
9. been looked after and placed away from home
10. been adopted
11.  left care on a kinship care order
On their fifth birthday how many children were:
12. looked after
13. looked after and placed away from home
14. on a permanence order under s.80 Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007
15. on a permanence order under s.83 Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007
Before their fifth birthday how many children had been
16. looked after but never been on the child protection register
17. on the child protection register but never been looked after

Response 23-05-2019

1. This information is not recorded centrally and it would cost the Council in excess of £600 to provide it. In accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, excessive cost, we are unable to comply with this part of your request. 

2. 23

3. 44

4. 47

5. 47

6. 23

7. 43

8. 23

9. 21

10. 6

11. The numbers are so few that disclosure could risk identifying individuals. This information is therefore exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, personal information.

12. The numbers are so few that disclosure could risk identifying individuals. This information is therefore exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, personal information. 

13. The numbers are so few that disclosure could risk identifying individuals. This information is therefore exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, personal information. 

14. The numbers are so few that disclosure could risk identifying individuals. This information is therefore exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, personal information. 

15. The numbers are so few that disclosure could risk identifying individuals. This information is therefore exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, personal information. 

16. The numbers are so few that disclosure could risk identifying individuals. This information is therefore exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, personal information. 

17. 28