This Statistical First Release provides provisional statistics on looked after children at a national level. This is an update of the Statistical Volume that was published on 31 March 2006. It includes details on overall numbers of looked after children at 31 March, the number of children adopted in 2005-06, the number and qualifications achieved by care leavers in 2005-06 aged 16 and over, the activity of 19 year old former care leavers, the number of looked after girls who are mothers, information on the distance between home and placement and the method of participation used during the statutory reviews.
Contact details
Children and Early Years Data Unit
Email: CLA.Stats@education.gsi.gov.uk
