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. 

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