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Information on looked after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2024 to 2025.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2019 to 2020.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2020 to 2021.
Information on looked after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2023 to 2024.
Information on the stability of children looked after on 31 March 2024.
Information on looked after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2022 to 2023.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2021 to 2022.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2015 to 2016.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2013 to 2014.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2014 to 2015.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2018 to 2019.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2017 to 2018.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2012 to 2013.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2011 to 2012.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2016 to 2017.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2010 to 2011.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2009 to 2010.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
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