How many guardianship orders have been (a) sought and (b) granted since the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 came into effect, br…

Figures provided by the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) indicate that:
(a) the number of financial, welfare and combined financial and welfare guardianship orders sought since part 6 of the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 came into effect on 1 April 2002 to 31 August 2004 is 1,264, and
(b) the number of guardianship orders granted over the same period is 1,199.
Table 1: Guardianship Orders (All Types) Sought and Granted by year
Year
| Orders Sought
| Orders granted

2002-03
| 316
| 288

2003-04
| 625
| 593

1 April 04 to 31 August 04
| 323
| 318

Total
| 1,264
| 1,199


For the period 1 April 2004 to 31 August 2004 a breakdown of guardianship orders granted by (i) age, (ii) gender and (iii) local authority area is as follows. A similar breakdown for the earlier periods is not available.
Table 2: Guardianship Orders (All Types) Granted* by Age from 1 April 2004 to 31 August 2004
Age Range
|

16-30
| 30

31-45
| 26

46-60
| 35

60 plus
| 216

Undefined
| 11

Table 3: Guardianship Orders (All Types) Granted* by Gender from 1 April 2004 to 31 August 2004
Female
| 212

Male
| 106


Table 4: Guardianship Orders (All Types) Granted* by Local Authority Area from 1 April 2004 to 31 August 2004
Local Authority Area**
|

Aberdeen City
| 12

Aberdeenshire
| 18

Angus
| 8

Argyll and Bute
| 12

City of Edinburgh
| 28

Clackmannanshire
| 6

Dumfries and Galloway
| 13

Dundee City
| 3

East Ayrshire
| 2

East Dunbartonshire
| 5

East Lothian
| 6

East Renfrewshire
| 1

Eilean Siar
| 1

Falkirk
| 6

Fife
| 26

Glasgow City
| 18

Highland
| 19

Inverclyde
| 5

Midlothian
|