Foster care statistics

Statistics

• Fostering agencies and fostering services dataset (2010)

  This Ofsted dataset contains information from around 80 per cent of both local authority and independent fostering services across England, for the year ending 31 March 2009. It includes data on the numbers and profiles of foster carers, types of foster care, registrations and deregistrations and various other matters.

  www.ofsted.gov.uk
• Statistics on children in care (2011)

  The latest statistics on foster care in the UK.
• Statistics on Looked After Children in Northern Ireland (2011)

  This page provides access to all the statistics from the Community Information branch of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland. Of particular interest are the Children Order statistics, the outcomes statistics and the statistics on care leavers.

  www.dhsspsni.gov.uk
• Statistics on Looked After Children in Scotland (2011)

  This page on the Scottish Government website links to the statistics on Looked After children in Scotland.

  www.scotland.gov.uk
• Statistics on Looked After Children in Wales (2011)

  This is the Welsh Assembly Government's statistics website. The majority of the statistics relating to looked after children in Wales are available under Personal Social Services.

  http://dissemination.dataunitwales.gov.uk
• Statistics on looked-after children in England (2011)

  This page on the Department for Education website contains links to all the statistics produced by the department on issues relating to looked after children in England. It includes links to the outcome and overall looked after children statistics.

  www.education.gov.uk