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Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
The Fostering in England 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 release also…
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The phrase ‘pre-release access’ refers to the practice whereby official…
Information on looked after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2024 to 2025.
Information on the stability of children looked after on 31 March 2024.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.
Information on looked after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2023 to 2024.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.
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 2020 to 2021.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2019 to 2020.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
Inspection data and information about the providers and places of children’s social care in England and inspection outcomes for local authority children’s services.
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 2016 to 2017.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2015 to 2016.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016.
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