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Supervision Requirements at home
What does SCRA data and research tell us?
4 December 2012
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Supervision Requirements
In 2011-12 - 16,171 looked after children in Scotland -
13,093 had Supervision Requirements.
1. SCRA data on children with Supervision Requirements at home
2. SCRA research – ‘Children on supervision Requirements for Five or More Years – Decisions and Outcomes’. Published on 12 November 2012.
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Supervision Requirements- trends1. Supervision Requirements at home
Year (at 31 March)
Children on SR
Children on SR at home
% children on SR at home
2008-09 13,523 7,159 52.9%
2009-10 13,829 7,136 51.6%
2010-11 13,474 6,815 50.6%
2011-12 13,093 6,513 49.7%
www.scra.gov.ukSupervision Requirements– at home
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% children on SR at home by local authority area - 2011-12
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Supervision Requirements- trends2. Supervision Requirements of 5+ years
Year (at 31 March)
Children on SR for 5+ years
% children on SR for 5+ years
2008-09 2,091 15.5%
2009-10 2,145 15.5%
2010-11 2,135 15.8%
2011-12 2,198 16.8%
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Supervision Requirements of 5+ years – at home
2011-12:
• 2,198 children had been on Supervision Requirements for 5 or more years
• 99.4% were referred on care and protection grounds; 0.6% were referred for offending
• 1,328 (60%) of these children were first placed on Supervision Requirements at home
• 1,109 of the 1,328 children (84%) who were first placed on Supervision Requirements at home went on to be accommodated
• 219 (16%) remained on Supervision Requirements at home (i.e. never accommodated)
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SCRA research - 5+ years Supervision Requirements
90 children from 8 local authority areas – SRs ranged from 5.14 to 15.84 years
Main findings:• All on SR due to poor care or risks from parents• 31% of children had parent who was on SR as a
child• 68% of children had at least 3 moves• 56% of moves were not planned• Early stages of SRs did not provide stability and
security • But over time (>5 years) positive outcomes
increased
Research raised 12 questions for policy makers and practitioners
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SCRA research - 5+ years Supervision Requirements – at home
46 of 90 children – first Supervision Requirement was at home
7 children – never accommodated, remained on SR at home
39 children went onto be accommodated. Most (72%) had spent at least a year on home SR
13 of the 39 children (33%) were removed to a place of safety by a Warrant or Child Protection Order
7 of the 39 children (18%) were successfully rehabilitated home after being accommodated.
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SCRA research - 5+ years Supervision Requirements – at home
Risks when on Supervision Requirements at home – children’s experiences:
• 36% had Child Protection Registrations (most common Physical Neglect)
• 60% - continued to be exposed to neglect
• Numbers displaying emotional and/or behavioural problems almost doubled (from 36% to 62%)
• Numbers with poor school attendance doubled (15% to 31%)
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SCRA research - 5+ years Supervision Requirements – at home
Risks when on Supervision Requirements at home - parents:
• ~40% - parents continued to not to engage with services
• >40% - parents continued to misuse drugs
• 25% - parents continued to misuse alcohol
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SCRA official statistics
SCRA research report – Children on Supervision Requirements for Five or More Years: Decisions and Outcomes
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Dr Gillian HendersonInformation & Research Manager
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