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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: National - Children who started to be looked after during the years ending 31 March

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2020

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
     • Percent
   • Characteristic:
     • 1. Total children foster placements
     • 1a Total children foster placements inside Council boundary
     • 1a.1 Total children foster placements inside Council boundary with relative or friend
     • 1a.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (Fostering for Adoption) 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

   'National - Children who started to be looked after during the years ending 31 March' for 1. Total children foster placements, 1a Total children foster placements inside Council boundary, 1a.1 Total children foster placements inside Council boundary with relative or friend, 1a.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (Fostering for Adoption) or concurrent planning, 1a.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning and 34 other filters in England between 2018 and 2020

   	Number			Percent
   	2018	2019	2020	2018	2019	2020
   Total children	32,190	31,770	30,970	100%	100%	100%
   1. Total children foster placements	22,830	21,710	20,710	71%	68%	67%
   1a Total children foster placements inside Council boundary	15,030	14,250	13,460	47%	45%	43%
   1a.1 Total children foster placements inside Council boundary with relative or friend	3,980	4,170	4,120	12%	13%	13%
   1a.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (Fostering for Adoption) or concurrent planning	30	30	20	~	~	~
   1a.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning	3,950	4,150	4,100	12%	13%	13%
   1a.2 Total children foster placements inside Council boundary with other foster carer	11,060	10,080	9,340	34%	32%	30%
   1a.2i With other foster carer who is also approved adopter (Fostering for Adoption) or concurrent planning	120	100	60	~	~	~
   1a.2ii With other foster carer not FFA/concurrent planning	10,940	9,980	9,280	34%	31%	30%
   1b Total children foster placements outside Council boundary	7,800	7,460	7,250	24%	23%	23%
   1b.1 Total children foster placements outside Council boundary with relative or friend	1,310	1,410	1,380	4%	4%	4%
   1b.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (Fostering for Adoption) or concurrent planning	10	10	10	~	~	~
   1b.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning	1,300	1,400	1,370	4%	4%	4%
   1b.2 Total children foster placements outside Council boundary with other foster carer	6,490	6,050	5,880	20%	19%	19%
   1b.2i With other foster carer who is also approved adopter (Fostering for Adoption) or concurrent planning	100	90	90	~	~	~
   1b.2ii With other foster carer not FFA/concurrent planning	6,390	5,960	5,790	20%	19%	19%
   2. Total children placed for adoption	c	c	c	c	c	c
   2a Placed for adoption with consent with current foster carer	c	c	0	c	c	0%
   2b Placed for adoption with placement order with current foster carer	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%
   2c Placed for adoption with consent not with current foster carer	c	0	0	c	0%	0%
   2d Placed for adoption with Placement order not with current foster carer	c	0	c	c	0%	c
   3. Total children placed with parents or other person with parental responsibility	2,070	2,090	1,980	6%	7%	6%
   4 Total children other placements in the community	1,670	1,900	1,450	5%	6%	5%
   4a Living independently	1,670	1,900	1,450	5%	6%	5%
   4b Residential employment	c	0	0	c	0%	0%
   5. Total children secure units, children's homes and semi-independent living accommodation	3,020	3,310	3,730	9%	10%	12%
   5a Secure unit placement inside the Council boundary	20	10	20	~	~	~
   5b Secure unit placement outside the Council boundary	60	70	60	~	~	~
   5c Total children children's homes subject to Children Homes regulations	1,460	1,210	1,110	5%	4%	4%
   5c.1 Children's home placement inside the Council boundary	680	520	440	2%	2%	1%
   5c.2 Children's home placement outside the Council boundary	770	690	670	2%	2%	2%
   5d Semi-independent living accommodation not subject to Childrens Homes regulations	1,490	2,020	2,540	5%	6%	8%
   6. Total children other residential settings	2,120	2,150	2,190	7%	7%	7%
   6a Residential care homes	170	140	160	1%	~	1%
   6b NHS Trust providing medical or nursing care	990	1,080	1,050	3%	3%	3%
   6c Family centre or mother and baby unit	310	350	410	1%	1%	1%
   6d Young offenders institution or prison	650	580	560	2%	2%	2%
   7. Total children residential schools	40	40	40	~	~	~
   8. Total children other placements	430	580	870	1%	2%	3%

   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 in the year has been counted.

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

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