National statistics

Children in Care in NI 2015/16

This publication presents information on children in who have been looked after continuously for 12 months or longer at 30 September each year. Information is presented on the educational achievements of these children as well as religious background, ethnicity, disability, placement, health, economic activity and criminal convictions.

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Children in Care in NI 2015/16

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This bulletin presents the latest figures on looked after children in Northern Ireland, including the educational achievements of these children as well as religious background, ethnicity, disability, placement, health, economic activity and criminal convictions of children looked after continuously for 12 months or more at 30 September each year. Comparisons are included where possible with the general Northern Ireland population and with looked after children in other UK countries.

Published 1 September 2017