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Children in Care

Asked by Melanie OnnLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 22 April 2026UIN 127129

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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children were cared for in a family and friends foster placement as of 31 March 2020, in each local authority; and in each year prior as far back as comparable statistical information is a

Answered by Josh MacAlister

Information on the number of children looked after who were cared for in a family and friends foster placement by local authority between 2004 and 2020 and for 2025 is in the attached table.

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