This statistic displays the number of children looked after by foster carers or prospective adopters in Scotland from 2000 to 2017. Throughout this time period there has been an annual increase in the number of children being looked after by foster carers or prospective adopters. However, in 2017, the number of children amounted to approximately 5.3 thousand, a slight decrease when compared to the previous years.
Number of children looked after by foster carers in Scotland from 2000 to 2017
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Scottish Government. (March 27, 2018). Number of children looked after by foster carers in Scotland from 2000 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/592089/children-looked-after-by-foster-carers-or-prospective-adopters-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of children looked after by foster carers in Scotland from 2000 to 2017." Chart. March 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/592089/children-looked-after-by-foster-carers-or-prospective-adopters-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. (2018). Number of children looked after by foster carers in Scotland from 2000 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/592089/children-looked-after-by-foster-carers-or-prospective-adopters-in-scotland/
Scottish Government. "Number of Children Looked after by Foster Carers in Scotland from 2000 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/592089/children-looked-after-by-foster-carers-or-prospective-adopters-in-scotland/
Scottish Government, Number of children looked after by foster carers in Scotland from 2000 to 2017 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/592089/children-looked-after-by-foster-carers-or-prospective-adopters-in-scotland/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Number of children looked after by foster carers in Scotland from 2000 to 2017 [Graph], Scottish Government, March 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/592089/children-looked-after-by-foster-carers-or-prospective-adopters-in-scotland/
