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- Children looked after in England including adoptions
Step 2 Select a data set or featured table
- Data set
- CLA on 31 March with three or more placements during the year, or aged under 16 on 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years and who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years - LA
Step 3 Choose locations
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
- Barnet
- Barnsley
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Bedford
- Regional
- East Midlands
- East of England
- Inner London
- London
- North East
- National
- England
Step 4 Choose time period
- Time period
- 2018 to 2021
Step 5 Choose your filters
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Characteristic
- Total children
- With 3 or more placements during the year
- Living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement, last for at least 2 years
- Total children
Step 6 (current) Explore data
This data is not from the latest releaseView latest data: Reporting year 2023'CLA on 31 March with three or more placements during the year, or aged under 16 on 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years and who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years - LA' for Living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement, last for at least 2 years, Total children, Total children and With 3 or more placements during the year in Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Barnsley, Bath and North East Somerset, Bedford and 161 other locations between 2018 and 2021 Number Percentage Children looked after at 31 March Children looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years at 31 March aged under 16 years Children looked after at 31 March Children looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years at 31 March aged under 16 years Total children With 3 or more placements during the year Total children Living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement, last for at least 2 years Total children With 3 or more placements during the year Total children Living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement, last for at least 2 years 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018 2019 2020 2021 2018 2019 2020 2021 England 75,370 78,140 80,000 80,850 8,080 8,300 8,690 7,230 24,650 25,710 27,170 28,650 17,040 17,550 18,430 20,130 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 11% 11% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 68% 68% 70% North East 5,040 5,340 5,720 5,790 460 540 580 490 1,500 1,630 1,840 2,050 1,090 1,120 1,270 1,380 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 10% 10% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 73% 69% 69% 67% North West 14,050 14,660 15,130 15,260 1,420 1,550 1,450 1,190 5,130 5,490 5,850 6,170 3,610 3,770 4,000 4,400 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 11% 10% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 69% 68% 71% Yorkshire and The Humber 8,190 8,570 8,970 9,210 900 920 1,020 800 2,930 2,930 3,180 3,350 2,030 1,980 2,120 2,350 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 11% 11% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 68% 67% 70% East of England 6,530 6,740 6,710 6,650 650 710 690 580 2,100 2,120 2,220 2,310 1,440 1,470 1,530 1,620 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 11% 10% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 69% 69% 70% East Midlands 5,620 5,850 6,100 6,400 490 510 610 510 1,770 1,870 2,060 2,160 1,320 1,340 1,410 1,540 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 9% 10% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 74% 72% 68% 71% West Midlands 10,060 10,560 10,680 11,120 1,090 1,100 1,110 910 3,720 3,860 4,050 4,500 2,520 2,610 2,750 3,190 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 10% 10% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 68% 67% 68% 71% London 9,880 10,020 10,020 9,670 1,130 1,090 1,080 880 2,650 2,670 2,650 2,610 1,760 1,820 1,840 1,860 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 11% 11% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 66% 68% 70% 71% Inner London 4,260 4,220 4,280 4,120 480 450 490 370 1,170 1,220 1,200 1,140 780 840 830 820 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 11% 11% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 69% 69% 72% Outer London 5,620 5,800 5,740 5,550 650 640 590 500 1,480 1,460 1,450 1,480 970 970 1,020 1,040 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 11% 10% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 66% 67% 70% 70% South East 9,990 10,270 10,430 10,480 1,220 1,200 1,380 1,190 3,070 3,250 3,380 3,480 2,090 2,180 2,200 2,350 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 12% 13% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 68% 67% 65% 68% South West 6,010 6,140 6,260 6,270 720 670 770 690 1,780 1,910 1,950 2,040 1,200 1,270 1,320 1,450 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 11% 12% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 67% 68% 71% Outer London Barking and Dagenham 409 414 402 391 44 41 36 43 142 126 131 137 85 83 98 95 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 10% 9% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 60% 66% 75% 69% Barnet 329 312 327 329 37 38 38 27 73 75 67 69 49 50 43 48 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 12% 12% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 67% 64% 70% Yorkshire and The Humber Barnsley 310 301 300 330 28 33 23 16 81 92 102 112 63 59 60 75 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 11% 8% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 78% 64% 59% 67% South West Bath and North East Somerset 169 192 180 180 18 18 17 11 49 48 55 62 35 34 40 44 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 9% 9% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 71% 73% 71% East of England Bedford 239 232 253 272 27 22 35 24 87 90 91 93 42 53 56 46 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 9% 14% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 48% 59% 62% 49% Outer London Bexley 240 227 221 234 26 28 21 24 74 66 62 46 56 43 43 26 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 12% 10% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 76% 65% 69% 57% West Midlands Birmingham 1,921 1,944 1,913 1,921 220 228 175 94 716 706 755 831 480 466 514 615 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 12% 9% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 66% 68% 74% North West Blackburn with Darwen 375 400 411 374 36 46 52 27 121 126 132 134 91 82 85 91 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 12% 13% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% 65% 64% 68% Blackpool 533 568 652 610 73 67 102 69 166 206 220 186 106 130 137 113 100% 100% 100% 100% 14% 12% 16% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 64% 63% 62% 61% Bolton 615 644 632 617 48 53 45 39 266 265 278 272 212 207 196 203 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 8% 7% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 80% 78% 71% 75% South West Bournemouth 246 248 z z 22 8 z z 85 72 z z 55 51 z z 100% 100% z z 9% 3% z z 100% 100% z z 65% 71% z z Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole z z 506 430 z z 17 40 z z 117 121 z z 88 105 z z 100% 100% z z 3% 9% z z 100% 100% z z 75% 87% South East Bracknell Forest 138 158 142 146 19 31 22 17 25 31 41 53 14 20 21 24 100% 100% 100% 100% 14% 20% 15% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 56% 65% 51% 45% Yorkshire and The Humber Bradford 986 1,159 1,246 1,348 107 141 164 120 381 388 412 443 271 266 266 311 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 12% 13% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 69% 65% 70% Outer London Brent 317 300 299 288 44 42 48 36 81 75 65 64 51 52 51 57 100% 100% 100% 100% 14% 14% 16% 13% 100% 100% 100% 100% 63% 69% 78% 89% South East Brighton and Hove 419 393 371 373 40 31 41 38 122 114 119 113 84 73 72 72 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 8% 11% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 64% 61% 64% South West Bristol, City of 639 617 622 637 62 54 64 53 226 242 243 254 167 169 175 185 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 9% 10% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 74% 70% 72% 73% Outer London Bromley 310 348 330 341 35 33 34 25 76 82 93 89 51 47 52 61 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 9% 10% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 57% 56% 69% South East Buckinghamshire 472 514 484 510 28 48 53 46 141 172 168 159 98 124 118 121 100% 100% 100% 100% 6% 9% 11% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 72% 70% 76% North West Bury 333 335 342 347 39 44 38 33 122 121 128 152 87 85 90 104 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 13% 11% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 70% 70% 68% Yorkshire and The Humber Calderdale 297 334 330 341 28 23 42 23 126 124 112 142 76 84 79 103 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 7% 13% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 60% 68% 71% 73% East of England Cambridgeshire 700 773 716 649 65 61 73 58 194 194 232 248 137 136 164 176 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 8% 10% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 70% 71% 71% Inner London Camden 201 189 189 187 16 15 18 12 43 37 33 27 31 28 25 18 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 8% 10% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 72% 76% 76% 67% East of England Central Bedfordshire 313 320 316 323 26 20 18 18 119 124 122 140 91 105 89 101 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 6% 6% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 76% 85% 73% 72% North West Cheshire East 476 485 534 518 50 68 65 38 158 181 187 202 103 110 111 163 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 14% 12% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 61% 59% 81% Cheshire West and Chester 488 477 488 508 41 37 42 44 191 203 200 208 127 138 132 137 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 8% 9% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 66% 68% 66% 66% Inner London City of London 10 20 24 20 c c c c c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 100% 100% 100% c c c c c 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% South West Cornwall 465 454 474 496 70 54 62 64 124 126 119 124 86 88 84 90 100% 100% 100% 100% 15% 12% 13% 13% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 70% 71% 73% North East County Durham 803 845 914 949 68 93 75 73 270 298 314 338 192 186 203 225 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 11% 8% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 62% 65% 67% West Midlands Coventry 653 705 698 747 81 90 73 92 205 201 220 257 145 133 147 183 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 13% 10% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 66% 67% 71% Outer London Croydon 772 818 791 683 66 78 68 35 128 127 130 168 93 97 99 118 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 10% 9% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 73% 76% 76% 70% North West Cumbria 666 683 721 739 56 50 58 48 275 280 295 295 198 189 204 215 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 7% 8% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 72% 68% 69% 73% North East Darlington 214 264 270 272 21 25 30 22 63 73 91 114 41 47 64 82 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 9% 11% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 64% 70% 72% East Midlands Derby 491 562 588 642 52 58 69 65 165 167 207 213 125 123 141 152 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 10% 12% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 76% 74% 68% 71% Derbyshire 709 801 862 899 62 67 95 82 202 216 246 249 141 135 144 167 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 8% 11% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 63% 59% 67% South West Devon 698 750 749 812 84 105 88 106 200 211 240 234 139 141 169 171 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 14% 12% 13% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 67% 70% 73% Yorkshire and The Humber Doncaster 568 532 506 547 66 64 46 39 200 177 197 207 146 119 119 141 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 12% 9% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 73% 67% 60% 68% South West Dorset (E06000059) z z 476 449 z z 52 40 z z 144 157 z z 99 119 z z 100% 100% z z 11% 9% z z 100% 100% z z 69% 76% Dorset (E10000009) 450 414 z z 36 57 z z 133 141 z z 82 88 z z 100% 100% z z 8% 14% z z 100% 100% z z 62% 62% z z West Midlands Dudley 662 659 623 621 52 54 74 44 298 286 280 315 189 207 196 224 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 8% 12% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 63% 72% 70% 71% Outer London Ealing 341 351 332 307 43 34 29 36 121 107 100 90 71 74 78 68 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 10% 9% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 59% 69% 78% 76% Yorkshire and The Humber East Riding of Yorkshire 312 334 340 344 52 40 47 31 106 106 124 124 75 68 81 80 100% 100% 100% 100% 17% 12% 14% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 64% 65% 65% South East East Sussex 601 589 580 611 69 72 84 81 207 219 237 251 146 152 147 160 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 12% 14% 13% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 69% 62% 64% Outer London Enfield 330 374 372 377 40 50 36 29 86 94 96 97 59 57 62 70 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 13% 10% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 61% 65% 72% East of England Essex 1,016 1,060 1,072 1,079 81 134 110 118 316 315 320 339 215 202 213 235 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 13% 10% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 68% 64% 67% 69% North East Gateshead 395 379 414 440 26 37 39 30 123 129 150 164 102 102 108 114 100% 100% 100% 100% 7% 10% 9% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 83% 79% 72% 70% South West Gloucestershire 656 716 730 784 72 93 139 124 173 214 220 218 121 136 147 151 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 13% 19% 16% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 64% 67% 69% Outer London Greenwich 497 479 461 418 49 40 36 36 188 189 185 184 149 133 136 145 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 8% 8% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 79% 70% 74% 79% Inner London Hackney 382 405 431 431 43 51 54 44 101 116 117 110 60 71 74 85 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 13% 13% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 59% 61% 63% 77% North West Halton 262 265 277 308 22 22 19 18 105 117 129 137 64 80 94 106 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 8% 7% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 61% 68% 73% 77% Inner London Hammersmith and Fulham 226 246 256 246 25 23 30 21 50 50 48 59 27 32 32 35 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 9% 12% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 54% 64% 67% 59% South East Hampshire 1,594 1,664 1,601 1,661 262 269 282 222 507 533 593 620 365 359 379 434 100% 100% 100% 100% 16% 16% 18% 13% 100% 100% 100% 100% 72% 67% 64% 70% Inner London Haringey 433 428 403 391 36 37 39 36 162 158 158 142 117 121 123 115 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 9% 10% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 72% 77% 78% 81% Outer London Harrow 160 170 186 182 21 18 22 19 31 38 33 36 24 20 23 29 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 11% 12% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 77% 53% 70% 81% North East Hartlepool 278 285 311 346 17 20 17 20 71 92 113 119 57 67 87 95 100% 100% 100% 100% 6% 7% 5% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 80% 73% 77% 80% Outer London Havering 251 247 232 206 28 19 33 26 70 69 81 73 43 49 56 46 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 8% 14% 13% 100% 100% 100% 100% 61% 71% 69% 63% West Midlands Herefordshire, County of 313 332 351 313 23 35 29 28 135 142 130 128 97 89 98 86 100% 100% 100% 100% 7% 11% 8% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 72% 63% 75% 67% East of England Hertfordshire 891 929 948 991 109 124 102 88 300 308 328 325 202 212 227 235 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 13% 11% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 69% 69% 72% Outer London Hillingdon 290 325 337 339 40 38 35 33 68 62 60 68 33 40 39 45 100% 100% 100% 100% 14% 12% 10% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 49% 65% 65% 66% Hounslow 248 277 269 255 26 45 28 30 67 68 57 70 45 41 38 35 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 16% 10% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 60% 67% 50% South East Isle of Wight 225 243 263 270 40 24 36 34 65 94 103 121 48 58 71 84 100% 100% 100% 100% 18% 10% 14% 13% 100% 100% 100% 100% 74% 62% 69% 69% South West Isles of Scilly 0 0 c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% c 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Inner London Islington 335 313 365 342 42 39 36 53 86 74 93 93 55 51 67 64 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 12% 10% 15% 100% 100% 100% 100% 64% 69% 72% 69% Kensington and Chelsea 85 93 106 106 7 17 6 c 15 17 18 20 12 9 9 9 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 18% 6% c 100% 100% 100% 100% 80% 53% 50% 45% South East Kent 1,641 1,588 1,806 1,662 195 167 203 205 559 542 528 493 374 380 366 330 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 11% 11% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 70% 69% 67% Yorkshire and The Humber Kingston upon Hull, City of 757 793 869 948 79 70 118 108 290 303 337 317 190 208 239 220 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 9% 14% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 66% 69% 71% 69% Outer London Kingston upon Thames 135 131 125 131 15 12 14 13 28 26 28 20 20 20 19 11 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 9% 11% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 77% 68% 55% Yorkshire and The Humber Kirklees 673 621 665 661 56 41 56 42 262 259 266 242 186 184 195 194 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 7% 8% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 71% 73% 80% North West Knowsley 288 301 307 313 29 40 27 17 123 113 111 140 84 75 83 95 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 13% 9% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 68% 66% 75% 68% Inner London Lambeth 411 349 361 371 43 35 41 36 136 123 108 119 91 91 78 91 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 10% 11% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 74% 72% 76% North West Lancashire 1,950 2,115 2,095 2,006 190 227 177 145 639 781 821 855 472 531 556 609 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 11% 8% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 74% 68% 68% 71% Yorkshire and The Humber Leeds 1,267 1,286 1,344 1,279 126 141 164 113 527 510 556 565 385 350 373 384 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 11% 12% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 73% 69% 67% 68% East Midlands Leicester 676 642 611 620 43 45 62 40 229 244 247 256 164 188 172 186 100% 100% 100% 100% 6% 7% 10% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 72% 77% 70% 73% Leicestershire 554 583 654 705 51 51 51 27 157 176 218 253 114 114 146 205 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 9% 8% 4% 100% 100% 100% 100% 73% 65% 67% 81% Inner London Lewisham 480 484 472 471 47 44 30 36 139 142 146 139 106 111 104 96 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 9% 6% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 76% 78% 71% 69% East Midlands Lincolnshire 656 611 622 680 58 47 77 78 218 218 210 205 153 154 139 136 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 8% 12% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 71% 66% 66% North West Liverpool 1,190 1,331 1,423 1,517 130 120 118 96 422 468 526 588 306 353 417 454 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 9% 8% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 73% 75% 79% 77% East of England Luton 379 406 385 373 42 56 44 30 140 120 123 126 89 73 76 95 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 14% 11% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 64% 61% 62% 75% North West Manchester 1,257 1,290 1,410 1,371 140 136 140 104 515 489 468 516 356 322 310 363 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 11% 10% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 66% 66% 70% South East Medway 414 424 426 440 41 41 43 50 166 170 165 155 108 118 114 104 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 10% 10% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 69% 69% 67% Outer London Merton 155 159 154 142 18 17 17 11 37 41 48 43 26 26 32 28 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 11% 11% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 63% 67% 65% North East Middlesbrough 466 518 618 570 32 47 64 66 127 156 171 180 82 101 118 118 100% 100% 100% 100% 7% 9% 10% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 65% 69% 66% South East Milton Keynes 394 382 403 395 44 42 60 48 129 151 140 143 74 99 91 95 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 11% 15% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 57% 66% 65% 66% North East Newcastle upon Tyne 566 678 663 681 59 68 73 51 153 153 181 229 106 102 114 143 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 10% 11% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 67% 63% 62% Inner London Newham 405 380 411 383 65 44 57 34 86 89 98 82 56 63 59 52 100% 100% 100% 100% 16% 12% 14% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 71% 60% 63% East of England Norfolk 1,182 1,186 1,105 1,083 117 114 136 95 388 407 403 412 277 294 282 283 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 10% 12% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 72% 70% 69% East Midlands Northamptonshire 1,094 1,123 1,157 1,143 126 137 152 108 268 315 382 447 182 200 238 280 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 12% 13% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 68% 63% 62% 63% Yorkshire and The Humber North East Lincolnshire 354 450 572 595 36 33 52 47 115 132 146 169 80 87 98 119 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 7% 9% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 66% 67% 70% North Lincolnshire 226 251 231 207 30 28 22 16 76 82 102 103 40 51 70 71 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 11% 10% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 53% 62% 69% 69% South West North Somerset 236 242 231 213 30 30 36 24 65 70 68 73 37 43 43 53 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 12% 16% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 57% 61% 63% 73% North East North Tyneside 282 308 297 290 34 41 33 19 93 93 97 104 70 67 67 67 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 13% 11% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% 72% 69% 64% Northumberland 386 370 434 436 56 44 42 59 95 107 113 136 68 72 79 88 100% 100% 100% 100% 15% 12% 10% 14% 100% 100% 100% 100% 72% 67% 70% 65% Yorkshire and The Humber North Yorkshire 437 430 443 422 56 52 51 29 161 144 142 163 115 104 97 131 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 12% 12% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 72% 68% 80% East Midlands Nottingham 616 628 656 685 61 68 66 65 228 229 236 232 163 157 154 144 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 11% 10% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 69% 65% 62% Nottinghamshire 790 862 909 996 35 36 36 37 295 285 299 297 264 251 263 263 100% 100% 100% 100% 4% 4% 4% 4% 100% 100% 100% 100% 89% 88% 88% 89% North West Oldham 551 512 522 528 54 64 62 47 172 190 212 225 121 131 147 152 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 13% 12% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 69% 69% 68% South East Oxfordshire 684 779 767 784 79 75 90 71 162 189 226 255 105 130 146 173 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 10% 12% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 69% 65% 68% East of England Peterborough 369 374 370 352 22 31 25 32 119 118 126 129 82 79 85 93 100% 100% 100% 100% 6% 8% 7% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 67% 67% 72% South West Plymouth 418 412 434 485 54 43 50 58 109 112 136 177 69 77 88 120 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 10% 12% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 63% 69% 65% 68% Poole 190 192 z z 16 14 z z 54 56 z z 30 40 z z 100% 100% z z 8% 7% z z 100% 100% z z 56% 71% z z South East Portsmouth 415 488 468 378 60 78 70 24 119 125 132 158 73 80 76 99 100% 100% 100% 100% 14% 16% 15% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 61% 64% 58% 63% Reading 277 271 277 270 32 33 41 21 84 97 100 98 59 62 64 74 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 12% 15% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 64% 64% 76% Outer London Redbridge 223 236 237 238 28 18 12 17 52 57 63 61 32 37 41 42 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 8% 5% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 62% 65% 65% 69% North East Redcar and Cleveland 283 297 344 317 29 29 38 26 82 85 106 104 58 62 77 68 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 10% 11% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 73% 73% 65% Outer London Richmond upon Thames 104 114 122 131 8 16 11 15 19 19 25 26 13 16 21 21 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 14% 9% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 68% 84% 84% 81% North West Rochdale 497 568 535 559 26 50 30 28 217 205 199 232 160 146 141 164 100% 100% 100% 100% 5% 9% 6% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 74% 71% 71% 71% Yorkshire and The Humber Rotherham 620 642 595 595 82 85 64 52 145 150 202 240 90 93 125 165 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 13% 11% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 62% 62% 62% 69% East Midlands Rutland 30 33 43 34 c c 6 c 12 16 13 10 12 13 9 9 100% 100% 100% 100% c c 14% c 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 81% 69% 90% North West Salford 572 583 558 536 57 67 48 52 220 230 233 214 150 152 169 155 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 11% 9% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 68% 66% 73% 72% West Midlands Sandwell 751 897 863 885 72 102 94 46 212 264 288 410 131 160 174 293 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 11% 11% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 62% 61% 60% 71% North West Sefton 480 527 566 613 53 51 46 53 178 175 223 247 122 126 158 189 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 10% 8% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 72% 71% 77% Yorkshire and The Humber Sheffield 628 631 628 674 63 62 86 78 168 171 190 203 128 128 135 146 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 10% 14% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 76% 75% 71% 72% West Midlands Shropshire 338 395 399 504 26 24 52 45 121 117 131 155 87 82 84 107 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 6% 13% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 72% 70% 64% 69% South East Slough 206 213 196 223 34 23 33 23 46 54 56 54 33 36 42 46 100% 100% 100% 100% 17% 11% 17% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 72% 67% 75% 85% West Midlands Solihull 412 424 463 531 33 43 46 57 108 125 157 206 81 93 121 148 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 10% 10% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% 74% 77% 72% South West Somerset 516 532 529 517 82 81 83 58 161 159 164 171 92 99 102 111 100% 100% 100% 100% 16% 15% 16% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 57% 62% 62% 65% South East Southampton 522 481 486 497 55 60 78 69 233 234 214 195 165 151 147 142 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 12% 16% 14% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 65% 69% 73% East of England Southend-on-Sea 289 306 309 282 34 37 41 34 72 91 100 94 47 60 58 50 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 12% 13% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 66% 58% 53% South West South Gloucestershire 194 196 210 222 16 9 14 17 51 47 54 59 37 35 38 41 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 5% 7% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 73% 74% 70% 69% North East South Tyneside 320 306 294 292 23 19 29 15 93 94 103 117 71 70 76 84 100% 100% 100% 100% 7% 6% 10% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 76% 74% 74% 72% Inner London Southwark 491 460 458 449 58 58 78 44 180 190 179 160 111 121 116 113 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 13% 17% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 62% 64% 65% 71% West Midlands Staffordshire 1,099 1,173 1,218 1,242 117 110 126 108 397 393 415 460 294 268 276 318 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 9% 10% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 74% 68% 67% 69% North West St. Helens 442 466 496 478 37 37 47 26 182 204 208 212 133 147 154 174 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 8% 9% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 73% 72% 74% 82% Stockport 362 361 368 407 48 50 29 51 106 110 131 143 70 81 86 93 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 14% 8% 13% 100% 100% 100% 100% 66% 74% 66% 65% North East Stockton-on-Tees 468 500 575 579 31 41 68 49 177 192 217 237 133 139 157 161 100% 100% 100% 100% 7% 8% 12% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% 72% 72% 68% West Midlands Stoke-on-Trent 740 851 917 1,004 72 72 91 82 299 373 395 416 200 257 282 305 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 8% 10% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 69% 71% 73% East of England Suffolk 854 865 936 947 90 84 76 61 275 259 279 312 204 196 204 244 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 10% 8% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 74% 76% 73% 78% North East Sunderland 581 594 583 615 64 78 72 57 150 154 188 203 106 101 124 133 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 13% 12% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 66% 66% 66% South East Surrey 930 970 983 996 84 89 90 85 243 249 285 325 162 160 189 230 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 9% 9% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 64% 66% 71% Outer London Sutton 215 237 234 239 23 31 33 23 66 67 61 70 33 40 40 49 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 13% 14% 10% 100% 100% 100% 100% 50% 60% 66% 70% South West Swindon 360 349 301 304 45 26 44 35 67 106 119 120 38 59 56 63 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 7% 15% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 57% 56% 47% 53% North West Tameside 617 664 704 682 50 77 68 58 194 198 247 276 146 150 166 182 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 12% 10% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% 76% 67% 66% West Midlands Telford and Wrekin 370 388 403 425 47 35 42 25 128 148 169 161 74 99 106 105 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 9% 10% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 58% 67% 63% 65% East of England Thurrock 299 290 297 299 35 25 29 25 93 92 95 88 55 60 73 58 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 9% 10% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 59% 65% 77% 66% South West Torbay 329 362 355 320 65 40 58 34 132 129 117 122 86 82 70 81 100% 100% 100% 100% 20% 11% 16% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 64% 60% 66% Inner London Tower Hamlets 286 329 307 306 43 29 37 23 61 85 80 77 43 62 57 56 100% 100% 100% 100% 15% 9% 12% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 73% 71% 73% North West Trafford 383 416 377 390 36 36 46 34 145 154 148 165 97 99 97 119 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 9% 12% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 64% 66% 72% Yorkshire and The Humber Wakefield 557 601 635 638 62 73 64 72 212 211 213 226 138 140 129 145 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 12% 10% 11% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 66% 61% 64% West Midlands Walsall 636 614 669 671 46 40 60 47 295 300 286 266 187 190 190 179 100% 100% 100% 100% 7% 7% 9% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 63% 63% 66% 67% Outer London Waltham Forest 296 285 304 317 60 46 34 26 72 68 69 64 41 47 47 41 100% 100% 100% 100% 20% 16% 11% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 57% 69% 68% 64% Inner London Wandsworth 309 309 277 252 32 41 33 23 57 80 78 76 33 44 49 58 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 13% 12% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 58% 55% 63% 76% North West Warrington 401 385 364 366 58 49 34 27 153 155 162 158 100 102 108 102 100% 100% 100% 100% 14% 13% 9% 7% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 66% 67% 65% West Midlands Warwickshire 717 722 754 860 78 92 111 135 215 224 211 234 140 144 134 146 100% 100% 100% 100% 11% 13% 15% 16% 100% 100% 100% 100% 65% 64% 64% 62% South East West Berkshire 145 171 156 146 12 17 22 17 55 50 45 45 31 26 25 27 100% 100% 100% 100% 8% 10% 14% 12% 100% 100% 100% 100% 56% 52% 56% 60% Inner London Westminster 204 210 220 166 18 16 27 8 53 56 43 35 40 40 33 28 100% 100% 100% 100% 9% 8% 12% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% 71% 77% 80% South East West Sussex 704 705 806 891 101 72 94 126 156 181 183 192 109 120 101 105 100% 100% 100% 100% 14% 10% 12% 14% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 66% 55% 55% North West Wigan 479 448 534 646 68 50 58 57 195 206 215 222 130 145 136 146 100% 100% 100% 100% 14% 11% 11% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 70% 63% 66% South West Wiltshire 444 459 458 417 52 40 49 27 151 175 152 151 121 132 116 116 100% 100% 100% 100% 12% 9% 11% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 80% 75% 76% 77% South East Windsor and Maidenhead 107 124 116 130 14 19 18 7 31 25 30 30 22 19 17 20 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 15% 16% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 71% 76% 57% 67% North West Wirral 834 832 811 827 83 109 98 78 264 309 375 387 177 188 226 272 100% 100% 100% 100% 10% 13% 12% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 67% 61% 60% 70% South East Wokingham 106 110 98 101 14 11 19 9 20 15 12 17 15 12 10 9 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 10% 19% 9% 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% 80% 83% 53% West Midlands Wolverhampton 649 625 588 541 105 87 50 32 331 303 293 286 232 220 218 222 100% 100% 100% 100% 16% 14% 9% 6% 100% 100% 100% 100% 70% 73% 74% 78% Worcestershire 796 833 819 859 117 92 87 70 261 278 320 371 181 197 210 255 100% 100% 100% 100% 15% 11% 11% 8% 100% 100% 100% 100% 69% 71% 66% 69% Yorkshire and The Humber York 195 207 263 279 25 32 20 15 79 76 75 89 45 43 50 63 100% 100% 100% 100% 13% 15% 8% 5% 100% 100% 100% 100% 57% 57% 67% 71% Footnotes
- Figures are based on children aged under 16 that were looked after on 31 March for a continuous period of at least 2.5 years; and include only children living in the same placement for at least two years or if they have been placed for adoption, their adoptive placement and their previous placement combined last for at least two years. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements. The exclude children who started a period of care under an agreed series of short-term placements which later became continuous and include children in fostering placements with relative(s) or friend(s) or other foster carers who is/are also an approved adopter(s) – fostering for adoption/concurrent planning (placement codes U2 and U5) as a placement change.
- A child is included as having been a. in care for at least 2.5 years if their period of care start date was on or before the 30 September of the relevant year and b. in their current placement for at least 2 years if their episode start date for the relevant placement was on or before the 31 March of the relevant year.
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