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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: National - Children who ceased to be looked after during the year ending 31 March by characteristics

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2020

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
     • Percent
   • 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 (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 ceased to be looked after during the year ending 31 March by characteristics' 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 (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
   All children ceased to be looked after	30,050	29,570	29,590	100%	100%	100%
   1. Total Foster placements	15,010	14,600	13,660	50%	49%	46%
   1a Total foster placements inside Council boundary	9,820	9,660	8,850	33%	33%	30%
   1a.1 Total foster placements inside Council boundary with relative or friend	3,590	3,780	3,530	12%	13%	12%
   1a.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (Fostering for Adoption) or concurrent planning	20	30	20	~	~	~
   1a.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning	3,570	3,750	3,500	12%	13%	12%
   1a.2 Total foster placements inside Council boundary with other foster carer	6,230	5,880	5,330	21%	20%	18%
   1a.2i With other foster carer who is also approved adopter (Fostering for Adoption) or concurrent planning	20	30	20	~	~	~
   1a.2ii With other foster carer not FFA/concurrent planning	6,210	5,850	5,310	21%	20%	18%
   1b Total foster placements outside Council boundary	5,190	4,940	4,810	17%	17%	16%
   1b.1 Total foster placements outside Council boundary with relative or friend	1,250	1,360	1,360	4%	5%	5%
   1b.1i With relative or friend who is also approved adopter (Fostering for Adoption) or concurrent planning	10	20	10	~	~	~
   1b.1ii With relative or friend not FFA/concurrent planning	1,240	1,340	1,350	4%	5%	5%
   1b.2 Total foster placements outside Council boundary with other foster carer	3,940	3,580	3,450	13%	12%	12%
   1b.2i With other foster carer who is also approved adopter (Fostering for Adoption) or concurrent planning	20	30	10	~	~	~
   1b.2ii With other foster carer not FFA/concurrent planning	3,920	3,550	3,440	13%	12%	12%
   2. Placed for adoption	3,830	3,560	3,390	13%	12%	11%
   2a. Placed for adoption with consent with current foster carer	150	200	110	1%	1%	~
   2b. Placed for adoption with Placement Order with current foster carer	620	570	650	2%	2%	2%
   2c. Placed for adoption with consent not with current foster carer	320	330	320	1%	1%	1%
   2d. Placed for adoption with Placement Order not with current foster carer	2,730	2,460	2,310	9%	8%	8%
   3. Placement with parents	2,720	2,900	3,190	9%	10%	11%
   4. Other placement in the comunity	3,650	3,440	3,300	12%	12%	11%
   4a. Living independently	3,650	3,440	3,300	12%	12%	11%
   4b. Residential employment	c	c	c	c	c	c
   5. Total Secure units, children's homes and semi-independant living	3,490	3,610	4,500	12%	12%	15%
   5a. Secure unit placement inside the Council boundary	10	c	10	~	c	~
   5b. Secure unit placement outside the Council boundary	50	80	50	~	~	~
   5c. Total in children's homes subject to Children Homes regulations	1,260	1,040	1,050	4%	4%	4%
   5c.1 Children's home placement inside the Council boundary	630	470	440	2%	2%	1%
   5c.2 Children's home placement outside the Council boundary	630	570	610	2%	2%	2%
   5d. Semi-independent living accomodation not subject to Childrens Homes regulations	2,180	2,490	3,400	7%	8%	11%
   6. Total other residential settings	1,030	1,080	1,030	3%	4%	3%
   6a. Residential care homes	150	140	140	~	~	~
   6b. NHS Trust providing medical or nursing care	70	120	110	~	~	~
   6c. Family centre or mother and baby unit	110	140	110	~	~	~
   6d. Youth offenders institution or prison	700	700	670	2%	2%	2%
   7. Total residential schools	40	30	30	~	~	~
   8. Total other placements	270	340	470	1%	1%	2%

   Footnotes

   1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages and averages 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 on which a child ceased 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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