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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: CLA starting 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

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   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'CLA starting 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	32,190	31,780	31,010	28,440	100%	100%	100%	100%
   1. Total foster placements	22,830	21,710	20,740	17,830	71%	68%	67%	63%
   1a. Total foster placements inside council boundary	15,040	14,250	13,450	11,440	47%	45%	43%	40%
   1a.1 Total foster placements inside council boundary with relative or friend	3,980	4,170	4,130	4,080	12%	13%	13%	14%
   1a.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (FFA) or concurrent planning	30	30	20	10	~	~	~	~
   1a.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning	3,950	4,150	4,120	4,070	12%	13%	13%	14%
   1a.2 Total foster placements inside council boundary with other foster carer	11,060	10,070	9,320	7,360	34%	32%	30%	26%
   1a.2i With other carer who is approved adopter (FFA) or concurrent planning	110	100	60	70	~	~	~	~
   1a.2ii With other foster carer not FFA/concurrent planning	10,950	9,980	9,250	7,290	34%	31%	30%	26%
   1b. Total foster placements outside council boundary	7,800	7,460	7,300	6,390	24%	23%	24%	22%
   1b.1 Total foster placements outside council boundary with relative or friend	1,310	1,410	1,380	1,510	4%	4%	4%	5%
   1b.1i With relative or friend who is approved adopter (FFA) or concurrent planning	10	10	10	10	~	~	~	~
   1b.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning	1,300	1,400	1,380	1,500	4%	4%	4%	5%
   1b.2 Total foster placements outside council boundary with other foster carer	6,490	6,050	5,910	4,880	20%	19%	19%	17%
   1b.2i With other foster carer who is also approved adopter (FFA) or concurrent planning	100	90	90	90	~	~	~	~
   1b.2ii With other foster carer not FFA/concurrent planning	6,390	5,970	5,820	4,800	20%	19%	19%	17%
   2. Total placed for adoption	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c
   2a. Placed for adoption with consent with current foster carer	c	c	0	0	c	c	0%	0%
   2b. Placed for adoption with placement order with current foster carer	0	0	0	c	0%	0%	0%	c
   2c. Placed for adoption with consent not with current foster carer	c	0	0	0	c	0%	0%	0%
   2d. Placed for adoption with placement order not with current foster carer	c	c	c	0	c	c	c	0%
   3. Total placed with parents or other person with parental responsibility	2,070	2,090	1,980	2,430	6%	7%	6%	9%
   4. Total other placements in the community	1,670	1,900	1,420	960	5%	6%	5%	3%
   4a. Living independently	1,670	1,900	1,420	960	5%	6%	5%	3%
   4b. Residential employment	c	0	0	c	c	0%	0%	c
   5. Total secure units, children's homes and semi-independent living accommodation	3,020	3,320	3,780	4,180	9%	10%	12%	15%
   5a. Secure unit placement inside the council boundary	20	10	20	10	~	~	~	~
   5b. Secure unit placement outside the council boundary	60	70	60	40	~	~	~	~
   5c. Total children's homes subject to children's homes regulations	1,460	1,210	1,120	1,210	5%	4%	4%	4%
   5c.1 Children's home placement inside the council boundary	680	520	440	500	2%	2%	1%	2%
   5c.2 Children's home placement outside the council boundary	770	690	690	720	2%	2%	2%	3%
   5d. Semi-independent living accommodation not subject to children's homes regulations	1,490	2,020	2,590	2,920	5%	6%	8%	10%
   6. Total other residential settings	2,120	2,140	2,180	1,940	7%	7%	7%	7%
   6a. Residential care homes	160	130	150	160	1%	~	~	1%
   6b. NHS trust providing medical or nursing care	990	1,080	1,050	1,000	3%	3%	3%	4%
   6c. Family centre or mother and baby unit	310	350	410	380	1%	1%	1%	1%
   6d. Young offenders institution or prison	650	580	560	410	2%	2%	2%	1%
   7. Total residential schools	50	40	40	40	~	~	~	~
   8. Total other placements	430	580	870	1,070	1%	2%	3%	4%

   Footnotes

   1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages 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 first occasion on which a child started 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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