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Appendix 2Statistical InformationFinanceTable 1 below provides details of the actual and planned expenditure across local authoritiesfor the past six years. The Scottish Executive, in partnership with local government, is nowintroducing a 3 year settlement from 2001-2002, in place of the previous annual cycle for localgovernment finance.Table 1 Net Expenditure on Social Work (£000s) 1,21995-961996-971997-981998-991999-2000 2000-2001 3Children’s Services 4 240,417 248,401 249,112 269,442 284,457 296,536Community Care 706,812 727,303 721,003 747,820 785,861 803,397Adult Offenders 4,086 5,397 3,146 5,028 3,892 3,713Non Specific Expenditure 228,867 204,215 195,592 166,227 152,744 157,500Total 1,180,183 1,185,315 1,168,853 1,188,517 1,226,955 1,261,1461 Loan Charges have been excluded for all years.2 Figures have been adjusted to reflect current prices using GDP deflators.3 2000-01 figures are provisional and may change.4 Includes Children’s Panels. Source: SEDD Local Government Finance Statistics – LFR3 Return.The categories under which expenditure is recorded were changed between 1994 and 1995,and again between 1997 and 1998. It is therefore difficult to make comparisons, for somecategories over the full period.Specific Grant ExpenditureEach year, in addition to the funds allocated to the general provision of social work services,the government makes specific grants to local authorities for expenditure on areas of priorityneed. The table below shows the expenditure on these grants for the year 1999-2000 and thespecific grants which will be available to the local authorities until the year 2000-2003.Table 2 Specific grant to local authorities1999-00£m2000-01£m2001-02£m2002-03£mSocial Work Training, Specific Grant 3.7 2.7 2.2 2.2Mental Health Specific Grant 18 19 19 19276