Current status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 23 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much local authorities have spent on placements in residential children’s homes owned by (a) local authorities, (b) voluntary organisations and (c) private entities in each year since the publication of The Promise in 2020.
In 2020-2021, there was a total of £118.9m spent on accommodation-based services for children and young people. A breakdown by provider is not available for this year.
In 2021-2022 there was a total of £133.4 million spent on accommodation-based services for children and young people. This can be broken down to £110.5 million for care homes run by the council and £22.9 million for care homes not run by the council. A further breakdown by voluntary and private providers is not available.
In 2022-2023 there was a total of £139.6 million spent on accommodation-based services for children and young people. This can be broken down to £115 million for care homes run by the council and £24.6 million for care homes not run by the council. A further breakdown by voluntary and private providers is not available.
The data for 2023-2024 will be published in February 2025.
Local government finance statistics are published each year and can be accessed on the Scottish Government’s website at: https://www.gov.scot/collections/local-government-finance-statistics/#scottishlocalgovernmentfinancialstatistics