Children in Care
(asked on 20th July 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of looked-after children were in out of borough placements in (a) England, (b) the North West and (c) Stockport for each year since 2011.
The information requested is provided in the table below.
Numbers and percentages of children looked after at 31 March who were placed outside local authority boundary1, 2, 3
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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England | 23,120 | 23,700 | 24,480 | 26,840 | 27,720 | 28,290 |
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North West | 3,620 | 3,570 | 3,850 | 4,370 | 4,550 | 4,510 |
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Stockport | 75 | 65 | 70 | 90 | 80 | 85 |
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Percentages |
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England | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 40 |
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North West | 32 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
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Stockport | 25 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 27 | 29 |
Source: SSDA903
1. England and regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. Local authority numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5. Percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
2. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements children whose LA of placement is not known.
3. Percentages are based on the total number of children looked after at 31 March.