FOI Request - Childrens Services Referrals

Request 101002785164

For the following years: 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2021:

1) The total number of referrals made to Children's Services

E.g. "There were a total of 1,000 referrals made to Children's Services in 2017/18, 1,100 in 2018/19?etc."

2) The stated ethnicity of the children to whom the referral is regarding

E.g. "Of the 1,000 referrals made to Children's Services in 2017/18, 500 were recorded as "White British," 300 were recorded as "Black Carribean," etc." Where the child/children in question were recorded as "Mixed/Multiple ethnic background", please give any further details, e.g. "mixed White British and Black African."

3) The total number of referrals that have resulted in an assessment under section 17 of the Children Act 1989

E.g. "Of the 1,000 referrals made to Children's Services in 2017/18, 600 resulted in an assessment.

4) The stated ethnicity of the children whom the assessment is regarding

E.g. "Of the 600 assessment made in 2017/18, 100 related to a child/children recorded as "Irish Traveller".

5) A breakdown of the outcome of each assessment, specifying the ethnicity of the child/children in each outcome.

E.g. "2017/18: Child A, ethnicity recorded as "Bangladeshi," the outcome of the assessment was that the child was "not in need." Child B, ethnicity recorded as "White and Black African," the outcome of the assessment was that the child was "in need but it was been determined that the child was not suffering, or considered likely to suffer, significant harm." Child C, ethnicity recorded as "Chinese," the outcome of the assessment was that the child was "and that there were concerns that the child was suffering, or considered likely to suffer, significant harm."    

Response 28-0-2021

1. and 2. Please find the requested information attached here. Redactions have been applied where the low numbers could risk identifying individuals as this information is exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, 'personal information'. 

3. to 5. The requested information relates to legislation that does not apply in Scotland and so, in accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, please be advised that this information is not held.