FOI Request - Looked After Children Pandemic Impact
Request 101002719461
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 Please could you provide the following information.
For the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 I would like to know:
-Number of new looked after children in the local authority per year
-Breakdown of ethnicity of new looked after children in the local authority per year
-Number of children adopted in the local authority per year
-Breakdown of ethnicity of children adopted in the local authority per year
Response 19.03.21
1. Number of new looked after children in the local authority per year
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 59 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 58 |
2. Breakdown of ethnicity of new looked after children in the local authority per year
Please note: numbers of 5 or less have been redacted (*) due to the potential identification of individuals. This information is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| White | 56 | 66 | 68 | 59 | 69 | 52 |
| Not Known | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Mixed Ethnicity | * | * | * | 8 | * | * |
| African, Caribbean or Black Other | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Other Ethnicity | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Chinese, Chinese Scottish or Chinese | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| British | * | * | * | * | * | * |
3. Number of children adopted in the local authority per year
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
4. -Breakdown of ethnicity of children adopted in the local authority per year
Please note: numbers of 5 or less have been redacted (*) due to the potential identification of individuals. This information is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
| White | 7 | 5 | 6 | * | 4 | 8 |
| Not Known | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 |
| Mixed Ethnicity | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 0 |