Version: 1.0.8 | Published: 17 Mar 2025 | Updated: 52 days ago
Looked After Children linkage data - Scotland
Dataset
Summary
Citation:
CITATION INCOMPLETE
Documentation
Associated Media:
Description:
The dataset comprises annual returns provided by local authorities that were sent to Scottish Government . The data are contained in two tables. Placement dataset with one record per care placement per child giving details of child characteristics, dates and details of episodes of care, and dates and details of care placements. Legal reasons dataset with one record per legal reason for care per child giving details of child characteristics, dates and legal reasons.
Is Part Of:
NOT APPLICABLE
Coverage
Spatial
Spatial Coverage:
Scotland
Geographical Levels:
council area
Temporal
Start Date:
01 April 2008
End Date:
31 July 2019
Frequency:
IRREGULAR
Provenance
Source:
ELECTRONIC SURVEY
Purpose:
ADMINISTRATIVE
Collection Situation:
Local authority
Access and Governance
Usage
Condition of Access:
Access needs approval
Condition of Use:
Application of Statistical Disclosure Control
Resource Creator:
Scottish Government
Access
Access Service:
- Access to this data is through submitting a completed application form to the mailbox: statistics.enquiries@gov.scot. The application form is available here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-statistics-request-our-data/
- Find out about accessing secure datasets for research at https://www.researchdata.scot/accessing-data/data-access-overview/
Jurisdictions:
GB-SCT
Data Controller:
Scottish Government
Data Processor:
Not Applicable
Format and Standards
Languages:
en
Formats:
CSV
Enrichment and Linkage
Linkage Opportunity:
These datasets have been created through the ADR Scotland programme to enable
linkage by using the National Records of Scotland population spine.
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/national-records-of-scotland-indexing-team