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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: CLA ceasing during the year by characteristics - NATIONAL

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2021

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
     • Percentage
   • Characteristic:
     • 1. Total foster placements
     • 1a Total foster placements inside council boundary
     • 1a.1 Total foster placements inside council boundary with relative or friend
     • 1a.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (FFA) or concurrent planning
     • 1a.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning

6. Step 6 Explore data

   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'CLA ceasing during the year by characteristics - NATIONAL' for 1. Total foster placements, 1a Total foster placements inside council boundary, 1a.1 Total foster placements inside council boundary with relative or friend, 1a.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (FFA) or concurrent planning, 1a.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning and 34 other filters in England between 2018 and 2021

   	Number				Percentage
   	2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021
   Total children	30,050	29,570	29,710	28,010	100%	100%	100%	100%
   1. Total foster placements	15,010	14,600	13,710	12,540	50%	49%	46%	45%
   1a Total foster placements inside council boundary	9,770	9,610	8,820	8,080	32%	32%	30%	29%
   1a.1 Total foster placements inside council boundary with relative or friend	3,590	3,770	3,530	3,770	12%	13%	12%	13%
   1a.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (FFA) or concurrent planning	20	30	20	10	~	~	~	~
   1a.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning	3,570	3,750	3,510	3,760	12%	13%	12%	13%
   1a.2 Total foster placements inside council boundary with other foster carer	6,180	5,830	5,290	4,310	21%	20%	18%	15%
   1a.2i With other foster carer who is also approved adopter (FFA) or concurrent planning	20	30	20	10	~	~	~	~
   1a.2ii With other foster carer not FFA/concurrent planning	6,160	5,800	5,280	4,300	20%	20%	18%	15%
   1b Total foster placements outside council boundary	5,240	4,990	4,880	4,460	17%	17%	16%	16%
   1b.1 Total foster placements outside council boundary with relative or friend	1,260	1,370	1,380	1,490	4%	5%	5%	5%
   1b.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (FFA) or concurrent planning	10	20	10	c	~	~	~	c
   1b.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning	1,250	1,350	1,370	1,490	4%	5%	5%	5%
   1b.2 Total foster placements outside council boundary with other foster carer	3,980	3,630	3,500	2,960	13%	12%	12%	11%
   1b.2i With other foster carer who is also approved adopter (FFA) or concurrent planning	20	30	10	10	~	~	~	~
   1b.2ii With other foster carer not FFA/concurrent planning	3,960	3,600	3,490	2,950	13%	12%	12%	11%
   2. Total placed for adoption	3,830	3,560	3,430	2,830	13%	12%	12%	10%
   2a. Placed for adoption with consent with current foster carer	150	200	120	100	1%	1%	~	~
   2b. Placed for adoption with placement order with current foster carer	620	570	670	540	2%	2%	2%	2%
   2c. Placed for adoption with consent not with current foster carer	320	330	320	300	1%	1%	1%	1%
   2d. Placed for adoption with placement order not with current foster carer	2,730	2,460	2,330	1,890	9%	8%	8%	7%
   3. Total placed with parents or other person with parental responsibility	2,730	2,900	3,220	3,340	9%	10%	11%	12%
   4. Total other placements in the community	3,650	3,440	3,300	2,680	12%	12%	11%	10%
   4a. Living independently	3,650	3,440	3,300	2,680	12%	12%	11%	10%
   4b. Residential employment	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
   5. Total Secure units, children's homes and semi-independent living accommodation	3,500	3,610	4,520	5,310	12%	12%	15%	19%
   5a. Secure unit placement inside the council boundary	10	c	10	10	~	c	~	~
   5b. Secure unit placement outside the council boundary	50	80	50	30	~	~	~	~
   5c. Total children's homes subject to children's homes regulations	1,260	1,040	1,060	980	4%	4%	4%	3%
   5c.1 Children's home placement inside the council boundary	620	450	440	400	2%	2%	1%	1%
   5c.2 Children's home placement outside the council boundary	630	580	620	570	2%	2%	2%	2%
   5d. Semi-independent living accommodation not subject to children's homes regulations	2,180	2,490	3,410	4,300	7%	8%	11%	15%
   6. Total other residential settings	1,030	1,090	1,030	770	3%	4%	3%	3%
   6a. Residential care homes	150	140	140	90	~	~	~	~
   6b. NHS Trust providing medical or nursing care	70	120	110	100	~	~	~	~
   6c. Family centre or mother and baby unit	110	140	110	100	~	~	~	~
   6d. Youth offenders institution or prison	700	700	670	490	2%	2%	2%	2%
   7. Total residential schools	40	30	30	40	~	~	~	~
   8. Total other placements	270	340	470	510	1%	1%	2%	2%

   Footnotes

   1. National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Rates rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
   2. Only the last occasion a child ceased to be looked after has been counted.

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   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions, Reporting year 2023

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