FOI Request - Child Protection Orders

Request 101003485218

1.  How many Traveller/Roma children in your local authority received a child protection order between 2000 and 2023? (or nearest available stats)

2.  How many children in your local authority received a child protection order between 2000 and 2023? (or nearest available stats)

3.  How many Traveller/Roma children in your local authority who received a child protection order between 2000 and 2023 (or nearest available stats) ended up in long term foster care?

4.  How many Traveller/Roma children in your local authority who received a child protection order between 2000 and 2023 (or nearest available stats) then ended up in residential care?

5.  How many Traveller/Roma children in your local authority who received a child protection order between 2000 and 2023 (or nearest available stats) were then adopted.

6.  How many children in your local authority who received a child protection order between 2000 and 2023 (or nearest available stats) ended up in long term foster care?

7.  How many children in your local authority who received a child protection order between 2000 and 2023  (or nearest available stats) were adopted?

8.  Of the children removed from biological parents by social services in your local authority since 2000 (or nearest available stats) how many of those children have been under 1 year of age?

9.  Of the children removed from biological parents by social services in your local authority since 2000 (or nearest available stats), how many of those children under 1 year of age have been removed from Traveller/Roma parents?

10.  How many Traveller or Roma children in your local authority have been adopted since 2000.

11. How many Traveller or Roma children in your local authority since 2000 have been adopted by Traveller or Roma families?

12.  How many children have been adopted by Traveller families between 2000 and 2023?

13.  What is your policy regarding Travellers who live on Traveller sites in mobile homes/caravans adopting Traveller children? Would they be considered to adopt and if not why?

14.  I would also be interested to know if you have any policies regarding the removal of Traveller children from their families and their adoption or fostering.  

Response 05-03-2024

1. The low numbers - between 1 and 5 - associated with this response may result in the identification of individuals. Therefore this response is exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.

2. 275

3. 0

4. Low numbers - exempt under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.

5. 0

6. 219

7. 0

8. 0

9. 0

10. 0

11. 0

12. 0

13. & 14. Not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.