FOI Request - Looked After Children
Request 101002854780
If you can not supply all statistics please supply the ones you can within the given time framework allowed. LAC means looked after child by child social services.
1. How many children have become LAC in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years.
2. How many LAC children are diagnosed with mental health issues in any catergory in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years.
3. How many LAC children have tried or succeeded in committing suicide in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years.
4. How many parents of LAC, meaning the parents they lived with before becoming LAC have been since diagnosed with mental health issues in any category in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years.
5. How many parents of LAC, using the above definition have committed suicide each calendar year for the past 10 years.
6. How many complaints have been filed against child social services in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years.
7. How many LAC have run away or disappeared in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years.
8. How many LAC have died from any cause in your area each calendar year for the past 10 years.
Response 25-08-2021
1.
| Year | No. of children becoming LAC during year |
| 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 |
84 71 70 61 59 72 75 76 76 59 |
2. The requested information is not held centrally and would cost the Council in excess of £600 to produce. As such, the Council is unable to comply with this part of your request in accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 'excessive cost'.
3. The requested information is not held centrally and would cost the Council in excess of £600 to produce. As such, the Council is unable to comply with this part of your request in accordance with section 12 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 'excessive cost'.
4. In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 we can confirm that this information is not held.
5. The requested information is exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 as the numbers are so low that individuals could be identified.
6.
| 1st April 2008 – 31st March 2009 1st April 2009 – 31st March 2010 1st April 2010 – 31st March 2011 1st April 2011 – 31st March 2012 1st April 2012 – 31st March 2013 1st April 2013 – 31st March 2014 1st April 2014 – 31st March 2015 1st April 2015 – 31st March 2016 1st April 2016 – 31st March 2017 1st April 2017 – 31st March 2018 1st April 2018 – 31st March 2019 1st April 2019 – 31st March 2020 1st April 2020 – 31st March 2021 |
23 34 28 32 * * 36 39 17 19 31 37 31 |
* In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 we can confirm that this information is not held.
7. The requested information is exempt under section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 as the numbers are so low that individuals could be identified.
8. Nil.