- 10% of looked-after children with a disability (13 per cent inScotland)
- 32% of 15- to 18-year-old care leavers in 2004/05 with an aftercarepathway plan (41 per cent in Scotland)
- 2.4 children per 1,000 under 16s on the child protection register at31 March 2005 (2.3 in Scotland)
Falkirk has a low rate of looked-after children compared to the rest ofScotland and has a high rate of looked-after children living with fostercarers. Together with Barnardo's the council runs Cluaran, amulti-disciplinary project designed to find alternatives to careplacements for children. Falkirk has a high rate of child protectionreferrals but the percentage that proceed to case conferences islow.
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