The following request concerns looked after children and young people under the age of 18 who have been placed in unregulated accommodation for any period of time during the past five years.

1. Please could you provide the numbers of children placed in unregulated settings broken down on a calendar year basis for each of the past five years.
• 2016: 11 children, 13 different placements.
• 2017: 10 children, 12 different placements.
• 2018: 17 children, 26 different placements.
• 2019: 20 children, 30 different placements.
• 2020: 14 children, 19 different placements.

2. For each of these years, could the numbers be further broken down according to how many were in independent living (for example flat lodgings/B and B or with friends) and how many were in semi-independent living settings not subject to children’s homes regulations.
• 2016: independent living-7, Semi-independent-6.
• 2017: independent living-8, Semi-independent-4.
• 2018: independent living-17, Semi-independent-9.
• 2019: independent living-8, Semi-independent-22.
• 2020: independent living-0, Semi-independent-19.