Children’s social work statistics: Scotland
The Scottish Government has published Children’s social work statistics for the period 2015-16. Figures show that at 31 July 2016 there were 2,723 children on the child protection register and 15,317 looked after children; 691 of these children were both looked after and on the child protection register. The number of children on a child protection register and looked after children have both decreased by 1% since 2014/15.
Source: Scottish Government Date: 28 March 2017
Further information: Children’s social work statistics: Scotland, 2015-16 (PDF)
