Please release the following information relating to looked after children in the care of your authority.

1.
a) Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority during each of these time periods.
i. 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022:
ii. 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:
iii. 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
iv. 1 January 2025 to May 31 2025 (or to May 27 2025 if you have to count it to the date I sent this FOI request):

b) Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority who have gone missing or absent during each of these time periods.
i. 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022:
ii. 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:
iii. 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
iv. 1 January 2025 to May 31 2025 (or to May 27 2025 if you have to count it to the date I sent this FOI request):

c) Please tell how many of them in total are still missing?

2. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority that have identified as an unaccompanied asylum-seeking child (UASC) or a separated child in each of the specified time periods
a) 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022:
b) 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:
c) 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
d) 1 January 2025 to May 31 2025 (or to May 27 2025 if you have to count it to the date I sent this FOI request):

3.
a) Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority identified as an UASC or separated child and that have gone missing or absent in each of the above listed years.
i. 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022:
ii. 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:
iii. 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
iv. 1 January 2025 to May 31 2025 (or to May 27 2025 if you have to count it to the date I sent this FOI request):

b) If possible, please tell me the age and nationality of each of these children.
i. 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022:
ii. 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:
iii. 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
iv. 1 January 2025 to May 31 2025 (or to May 27 2025 if you have to count it to the date I sent this FOI request):

4. Please tell me the total number of individual incidents (which could involve the same kid on more than one occasion) of looked after children in the care of your authority identified as an UASC or separated child and that have gone missing or absent in each of the above listed years.
a) 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022:
b) 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:
c) 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
d) 1 January 2025 to May 31 2025 (or to May 27 2025 if you have to count it to the date I sent this FOI request):

5.
a) Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority that are still missing or absent (including those who subsequently turned 18 without being found) that were identified or suspected as an UASC or separated child.
i. 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022:
ii. 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:
iii. 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
iv. 1 January 2025 to May 31 2025 (or to May 27 2025 if you have to count it to the date I sent this FOI request):

b) If possible, please tell me the age and nationality of each of these children.
i. 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022:
ii. 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023:
iii. 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024:
iv. 1 January 2025 to May 31 2025 (or to May 27 2025 if you have to count it to the date I sent this FOI request):