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30th December 2024
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Foster Care Data
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1. How many foster carers/families do you currently need in your area?
Ten.
2. How many children/young people in your council area were in foster care in the following years?
a) 2023 – currently: 85.
b) 2022: Information already published: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children
c) 2021: Information already published: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children
d) 2020: Information already published: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children
e) 2019: Information already published: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children
f) 2018: Information already published: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children
3. Would you say your council area has seen an increase in young people going into care in the past 12 months?
2019: 62
2020: 44
2021: 51
2022: 93
2023 (so far): 66
