Introduction

These statistics include data collected from four secure accommodation services in Scotland: Good Shepherd Secure Unit, Kibble Education and Care Centre, Rossie Secure Accommodation Services and St. Mary’s Kenmure.

These figures relate to the reporting year 01 August 2024 to 31 July 2025. Secure Accommodation statistics form part of our annual Children’s Social Work data collections, with statistics relating to Child Protection, Looked After Children and Care Leavers published separately. All data used to produce the charts in this report is available in the supporting publication and additional tables. For purposes of presentation, table columns and chart axes refer to these as whole years (e.g., 2025 reflects 2024-25 collection).