Vulnerable children | 8.6
East Renfrewshire Council is duty bound to provide care and support services for the most vulnerable children in our communities.
There are social and economic changes taking place that have increased some of the vulnerabilities in our communities. This can be seen in the number of children being looked after by East Renfrewshire Council.
The number of looked after children has risen from around 90 at any one point to over 180 in the space of a decade. The majority of children are cared for at home, with well over half of children being cared for at home consistently over the last decade. Foster care has accounted for around 20% of placements in recent years. And the need for residential accommodation remains small in East Renfrewshire.
We expect the need for foster care placements to rise in line with the looked after children population. These changes are likely to place additional demand on services for children and families.
Graph 31. Number of looked after children No of looked after children No of looked after children
100 120 140 160 180 200
20 40 60 80
0 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Source: CHCP Management Information 2016 66 184 159 137 93 77 92 103 168 151 154 146 155 180
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