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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: CLA during the year and on 31 March for at least 12 months by characteristics - NATIONAL

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2021

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
   • Population group:
     • All children looked after during the year ending 31 March
     • Children looked after at 31 March who’ve been looked after for at least 12 months
   • Type of characteristic:
     • 1 to 4 years
     • 10 to 15 years
     • 16 years and over
     • 5 to 9 years
     • Total children

6. Step 6 Explore data

   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   Number for 'CLA during the year and on 31 March for at least 12 months by characteristics - NATIONAL' for 1 to 4 years, 1. Total White, 10 to 15 years, 16 years and over, 1a. White British and 41 other filters in England between 2018 and 2021

   		All children looked after during the year ending 31 March				Children looked after at 31 March who’ve been looked after for at least 12 months
   		2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021
   Age group	Total children	104,250	106,640	108,670	108,070	52,110	54,540	56,700	59,050
   	Under 1 year	6,470	6,300	6,220	5,520	0	0	0	c
   	1 to 4 years	16,110	16,820	17,180	17,540	5,370	6,130	6,470	7,310
   	5 to 9 years	18,160	18,160	18,020	18,210	10,000	10,310	10,610	11,250
   	10 to 15 years	33,900	34,630	35,290	34,720	23,740	24,840	25,660	26,080
   	16 years and over	29,610	30,720	31,960	32,080	12,990	13,260	13,970	14,410
   Ethnicity	Total children	104,250	106,640	108,670	108,070	52,110	54,540	56,700	59,050
   	1. Total White	75,680	76,980	78,110	78,150	39,990	41,900	43,530	45,390
   	1a. White British	70,420	71,490	72,670	72,940	37,730	39,480	40,990	42,630
   	1b. White Irish	290	300	270	270	150	150	140	150
   	1c. Traveller of Irish Heritage	170	180	190	210	70	90	100	110
   	1d. Gypsy Roma	540	620	690	680	270	330	370	430
   	1e. Any other White background	4,270	4,390	4,290	4,060	1,770	1,850	1,950	2,080
   	2. Total Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	9,890	10,400	10,650	10,670	5,130	5,520	5,720	6,120
   	2a. White and Black Caribbean	3,480	3,600	3,650	3,610	1,860	2,010	2,030	2,130
   	2b. White and Black African	1,120	1,240	1,260	1,260	550	630	660	700
   	2c. White and Asian	1,840	1,960	2,020	2,110	1,030	1,100	1,170	1,260
   	2d. Any other Mixed background	3,450	3,610	3,710	3,690	1,690	1,780	1,870	2,030
   	3. Total Asian or Asian British	5,480	5,460	5,550	5,350	2,220	2,170	2,180	2,280
   	3a. Indian	460	460	440	430	210	220	210	220
   	3b. Pakistani	1,430	1,480	1,520	1,510	630	660	710	700
   	3c. Bangladeshi	610	630	620	610	290	270	280	300
   	3d. Chinese	150	140	150	140	50	60	60	70
   	3e. Any other Asian background	2,830	2,750	2,820	2,670	1,040	950	930	990
   	4. Total Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	8,500	8,930	9,040	8,540	3,380	3,530	3,790	3,660
   	4a. Caribbean	1,980	1,840	1,870	1,890	1,020	980	970	1,000
   	4b. African	4,910	5,370	5,340	4,880	1,680	1,800	2,010	1,820
   	4c. Any other Black background	1,610	1,710	1,830	1,770	680	750	810	840
   	5. Total other ethnic group	4,100	4,270	4,640	4,520	1,290	1,330	1,370	1,430
   	6. Total Refused or information not yet available	600	610	700	840	90	100	110	180
   	6a. Refused	50	50	60	70	10	10	10	20
   	6b. Information not yet obtained	550	560	640	770	80	90	90	160
   Gender	Total children	104,250	106,640	108,670	108,070	52,110	54,540	56,700	59,050
   	Male	58,710	60,200	61,440	60,830	29,230	30,500	31,650	32,810
   	Female	45,540	46,440	47,240	47,240	22,880	24,040	25,060	26,240
   Placement	Total children	121,760	124,760	127,580	125,220	52,110	54,540	56,700	59,050
   	Foster placements	79,120	79,860	80,310	78,690	37,820	39,460	40,770	42,740
   	Placed for adoption	6,440	6,110	5,770	5,170	2,110	2,100	1,970	2,090
   	Placed with parents or other persons with parental responsibility	9,250	9,890	10,570	11,090	3,540	3,820	4,170	4,210
   	Placed in the community	7,160	7,190	6,600	5,030	1,710	1,580	1,430	1,140
   	Secure units, children's homes and semi-independent living accommodation	14,440	15,790	17,960	18,790	6,260	6,930	7,680	8,100
   	Other residential settings	4,180	4,300	4,200	3,990	480	440	420	470
   	Residential schools	210	190	190	190	80	80	80	90
   	Other placement	970	1,430	1,990	2,280	110	140	200	210

   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. Age at the end of the latest episode of care, or at 31 March if child is still looked after.

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

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