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- Children looked after in England including adoptions
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- National - Official Statistics - Children looked after who were missing
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Step 4 Choose time period
- Time period
- 2018 to 2020
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- Children looked after who were missing
- Age of child at start of missing incident - Total
- Children aged 1 to 4 at start of missing incident
- Children aged 10 to 15 at start of missing incident
- Children aged 16 and over at start of missing incident
- Children aged 5 to 9 at start of missing incident
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This data is not from the latest releaseView latest data: Reporting year 2023Measure for 'National - Official Statistics - Children looked after who were missing' for Age of child at start of missing incident - Total, All children looked after during the year, Average (mean) number of days per missing incident, Average (median) number of days per missing incident, Average number of missing incidents per looked after child who went missing and 28 other filters in England between 2018 and 2020 2018 2019 2020 Children with a missing incident by gender Total children who had a missing incident during the year 11,530 11,880 12,430 Males 6,440 6,620 7,090 Females 5,080 5,270 5,340 Missing All children looked after during the year 104,250 106,630 108,630 Percentage of children looked after during the year whom had a missing incident during the year 11 11 11 Total number of missing incidents during the year 70,170 73,680 81,090 Average number of missing incidents per looked after child who went missing 6.1 6.2 6.5 Children who went missing more than once during the year 7,450 7,690 8,010 Children missing at 31 March 300 260 210 Durations of missing periods Duration of missing periods - Total 70,170 73,680 81,090 Number of incidents where duration is less than 1 day 24,370 25,430 26,650 Number of incidents where duration is between 1 and 2 days 38,070 40,170 45,520 Number of incidents where duration is between 3 and 7 days 5,730 6,170 6,930 Number of incidents where duration is between 8 and 10 days 640 620 740 Number of incidents where duration is between 11 and 15 days 500 460 480 Number of incidents where duration is between 16 and 20 days 230 200 190 Number of incidents where duration is between 21 and 30 days 180 190 190 Number of incidents where duration is more than 30 days 460 430 390 Missing Average (mean) number of days per missing incident 2.6 2.2 2.2 Average (median) number of days per missing incident 1 1 1 Age of children at start of missing incident Age of child at start of missing incident - Total 70,170 73,680 81,090 Children aged under 1 at start of missing incident 40 30 20 Children aged 1 to 4 at start of missing incident 40 60 50 Children aged 5 to 9 at start of missing incident 190 160 180 Children aged 10 to 15 at start of missing incident 33,500 33,690 34,960 Children aged 16 and over at start of missing incident 36,420 39,750 45,880 Placements from which children went missing Placements from which children went missing - Total 70,170 73,680 81,090 Children missing from foster placements 20,600 19,690 20,610 Children missing from placed for adoption 0 0 0 Children missing from being placed with parents 840 990 1,310 Children missing from living independently 12,320 13,040 11,630 Children missing from secure units, childrens homes and semi-independent living accommodation 34,760 38,210 45,220 Other placements 1,670 1,760 2,320 Footnotes
- 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.
- Missing is defined as a looked after child who is not at their placement or a place they are expected to be and their whereabouts is not known.
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- Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions, Reporting year 2023
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