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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: National - Children looked after during the year and at 31 March for at least 12 months by characteristics

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2020

5. Step 5

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

6. Step 6 Explore data

   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   Number for 'National - Children looked after during the year and at 31 March for at least 12 months by characteristics' for 1. Total White, 1a. White British, 1b. White Irish, 1c. Traveller of Irish Heritage, 1d. Gypsy and 42 other filters in England between 2018 and 2020

   		All children looked after during the year ending 31 March			Children looked after during the year ending 31 March for at least 12 months
   		2018	2019	2020	2018	2019	2020
   Agegroup	Total all ages	104,250	106,630	108,630	52,110	54,540	56,780
   	Age under 1	6,470	6,300	6,210	0	0	0
   	Age 1 to 4	16,110	16,820	17,180	5,370	6,130	6,520
   	Age 5 to 9	18,160	18,160	18,010	10,000	10,310	10,630
   	Age 10 to 15	33,910	34,630	35,270	23,750	24,840	25,660
   	Age 16 and over	29,600	30,720	31,960	12,990	13,260	13,980
   Ethnic_group	Total ethnicity	104,250	106,630	108,630	52,110	54,540	56,780
   	1. Total White	75,660	76,940	77,880	39,980	41,890	43,570
   	1a. White British	70,400	71,460	72,470	37,720	39,470	41,010
   	1b. White Irish	300	300	280	160	150	140
   	1c. Traveller of Irish Heritage	160	180	190	70	90	100
   	1d. Gypsy	540	600	650	260	320	350
   	1e. Other white	4,280	4,400	4,300	1,780	1,860	1,980
   	2. Total Mixed	9,810	10,280	10,450	5,100	5,470	5,640
   	2a. White and Black Caribbean	3,460	3,550	3,560	1,850	1,990	2,000
   	2b. White and Black African	1,100	1,220	1,240	550	620	650
   	2c. White and Asian	1,820	1,930	1,980	1,020	1,090	1,150
   	2d. Any other Mixed background	3,430	3,580	3,670	1,680	1,770	1,840
   	3. Total Asian	5,350	5,340	5,400	2,190	2,120	2,130
   	3a. Indian	460	460	440	210	220	210
   	3b. Pakistani	1,420	1,480	1,510	620	660	710
   	3c. Bangladeshi	610	630	620	300	270	280
   	3d. Any other Asian background	2,860	2,770	2,830	1,050	970	930
   	4. Total Black	8,520	8,940	9,010	3,390	3,540	3,790
   	4a. Caribbean	1,980	1,860	1,880	1,020	980	980
   	4b. African	4,920	5,360	5,300	1,680	1,800	2,000
   	4c. Any other Black background	1,620	1,720	1,830	690	760	810
   	5. Total Other	4,240	4,410	4,800	1,330	1,390	1,440
   	5a. Chinese	150	140	160	50	60	60
   	5b. Any other ethnic group	4,090	4,270	4,640	1,270	1,330	1,380
   	6. Total Not known	660	740	1,090	120	150	200
   	6a. Refused	50	60	80	10	10	20
   	6b. Information not yet obtained	610	680	1,010	110	130	180
   Gender	Total gender	104,250	106,630	108,630	52,110	54,540	56,780
   	Male	58,700	60,190	61,400	29,230	30,490	31,680
   	Female	45,550	46,450	47,230	22,880	24,050	25,090
   Placement	Total placements	121,760	124,730	126,900	52,110	54,540	56,780
   	Foster placements	79,120	79,870	80,230	37,820	39,470	41,070
   	Placed for adoption	6,440	6,100	5,530	2,100	2,090	1,810
   	Placed with parents	9,240	9,880	10,420	3,540	3,810	4,090
   	Placed in the community	7,160	7,190	6,660	1,710	1,580	1,490
   	Secure units, childrens homes and semi-independent living accommodation	14,420	15,740	17,620	6,250	6,900	7,510
   	Other residential settings	4,190	4,340	4,300	500	480	540
   	Residential schools	210	190	180	80	70	80
   	Other placement	970	1,430	1,970	110	150	200

   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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