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Ofsted uses questionnaires to capture views about social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools and living with foster carers and adopters.
This annual publication details statistical information on children adopted from care in Northern Ireland
This publication presents information on children in Northern Ireland who have been looked after continuously for 12 months or longer at 30 September each year.
Statistics on approved placements by type, gender, age and length of stay.
An independent report by the Children’s Services Commissioners in Northamptonshire.
A range of outcome measures at national and local authority level for children looked after continuously for at least 12 months.
Research to understand the increase in use of unregulated and unregistered provision for children in care and care leavers, and concerns about quality.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2018 to 2019.
This annual publication presents information on those who left care during the previous financial year, as well as the circumstances of those who have left care at the time of their nineteenth birthday.
Children’s social care statistics for Northern Ireland presents figures, collected from each of the five health and social care trusts, for children in need at 31 March and year ending 31 March.
Analysis of the characteristics, experiences and outcomes of children in need.
An overview of Ofsted’s work to review the implementation of the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the reporting year 2017 to 2018.
A summary of evidence from literature reviews on effective interventions to improve the educational outcomes of children in need.
This bulletin presents the latest figures on looked after children in Northern Ireland.
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