Children and Young People

• Education
  • The National Improvement Framework Plan document is available to refer to.
  • Education related statistics can also be found via the Scottish Government's School Education Statistics page. 
• Child Protection
  • Children's Social Work Statistics​
    • The number of children looked after in Clackmannanshire in 2023 was 225
    • The number of child protection referrals in Clackmannanshire in 2023 was 15
• Disability
  • Scottish Government - Child Disability Payment 
    • Child Disability Payment is the replacement of the Disability Living Allowance for Children in Scotland, which was previously delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions. It is the first application-based disability benefit to be introduced by the Scottish Government and is administered by Social Security Scotland from Autumn 2021. It provides money to help with the extra care and mobility costs that a child living with a disability might have.
    • Authorised applications for Child Disability Payment in Clackmannshire to 31 March 2022 = 25.

Statistical Returns

You can find additional statistical publications via the links below.

• Scottish Government
  • Early learning and childcare statistics
  • Statistics for Schools in Scotland
• Audit Scotland
  • Statistics obtained from annual performance indicators