Secure Accommodation Statistics for Scotland on Admissions and Occupancy

Secure Accommodation Statistics, Scotland, compiled by the Scottish Government, track the number of admissions, discharges, and occupancy levels for children in secure accommodation. The data also include characteristics of the children and the reasons for their placement. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in secure accommodation admissions and discharges based on the described statistics.
• Study the demographic characteristics of children in secure care based on the mentioned children's characteristics.
• Investigate the primary reasons for placement in secure accommodation based on the described reason for placement data.
• Monitor occupancy levels and capacity planning for secure accommodation services in Scotland.

Strengths

• Designated as National Statistics, indicating official quality standards.
• Covers multiple dimensions: admissions, discharges, occupancy, child characteristics, and placement reasons.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Scottish Government

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:31:12.271158; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Scotland