S2W-27307: How many children referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration on grounds of “lack of parental care” in each year since 2001…

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children referred to the Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration on grounds of “lack of parental care” in each year since 2001 came from the top 20 most deprived communities, as defined by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation, expressed (a) in real terms and (b) as a percentage of the total number of referrals for “lack of parental care”.

The answer

Answered by Robert Brown on 2 Aug 2006 · 23 days after it was lodged, on time

The Scottish Children’sReporter Administration (SCRA) does not hold information on children referredas defined by the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.
Information provided by SCRAis for children referred to the Children’s Reporter under section 52(2)(c) of the Children’s (Scotland) Act 1995 on the basis that they were likely(i) to suffer unnecessarily; or (ii) to be impaired seriously in his health ordevelopment, due to lack of parental care. This information is provided foreach local authority area for 2003-04 and 2004-05.
This breakdown is notavailable for preceding years which pre-date the Scottish Children’s ReporterAdministration Referral Administration Database (RAD).

Local Authority
| 2003-2004
| 2004-2005

Aberdeenshire
| 330
| 452

Angus
| 132
| 121

Argyll and Bute
| 252
| 345

City of Aberdeen
| 646
| 1005

Clackmannan
| 314
| 510

Dumfries and Galloway
| 783
| 830

Dundee
| 618
| 383

East Ayrshire
| 158
| 199

East Dunbartonshire
| 67
| 114

East Lothian
| 371
| 325

East Renfrewshire
| 154
| 74

Edinburgh
| 2376
| 2507

Falkirk
| 661
| 718

Fife
| 615
| 765

Glasgow
| 2047
| 1629

Highland
| 854
| 947

Inverclyde
|

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-27307 by reference.