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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Children in Care (2 June 2023)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children are in care; and how many such children are looked after under kinship care.

Asked by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)

Answer

The number of children who were in care on 31 March 2022 was 82,170. This information was published for the years ending 31 March 2018 to 31 March 2022 in the annual statistical release ‘Children looked after in England, including adoptions, 2022’, available at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions.

The department does not hold information centrally specifically on children who are looked after under kinship care. However, of the 82,170 children who were in care on 31 March 2022, 12,580 (15%) were placed with a foster carer who is a relative or friend. This information can be accessed at: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tables/fast-track/275cbaa4-5400-4920-86d1-08da7eccd8d3.


Answered by:
Claire Coutinho (Conservative)
12 June 2023

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