Vision statement two: Scotland must limit the number of moves that children experience and support carers to continue to care
Where living with their family is not possible, there must be sufficient availability of carers who can provide stable loving homes for children and young people.
Core:
Number of registered foster care households per 1,000 0–17-year-olds in Scotland, and relative to number of children in the ‘care system’
Core:
Number of foster carer deregistrations in Scotland in the last year
Core:
Care Homes for children and young people and residential additional support needs schools workforce:
i. Size of WTE (Whole-time equivalent) workforce, rounded to the nearest 10
ii. Vacancy rate in Care Homes for children and young people
iii. Vacancy rate in additional support needs schools
Core:
Secure care workforce in terms of:
i. Size of WTE workforce, rounded to the nearest 10
ii. Vacancy rate
Core:
Stability index for the residential childcare (made up of care homes for children and young people, residential additional support needs schools , and secure care for children ‘looked after’ away from home) workforce.