Vision statement four: Where living with their family is not possible, children must stay with their brothers and sisters where safe to do so and belong to a loving home, staying there for as long as needed.
The number of children and young people who cannot live with their family, living in a family setting, increases.
Number of children 'placed' in secure care at 31st July by Scottish local authorities, and as proportion of all children who are ‘looked after’.
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 48 |
| 2020 | 59 |
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Notes
Reporting period: 1 August 2022 - 31 July 2023
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Despite the fall in the number of children ‘looked after’ in secure care between 2020 and 2023, this number has always accounted for less than 1% of the overall number of ‘looked after’ children going back to 2013.