Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers) year ending 31 March 2013

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Page 1Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers) year ending 31 March 2013 This Statistical First Release (SFR) provides information about looked after children in England for the year ending 31 March 2013.It includes information on the number of looked after children, the reason why a child is looked after, their legal status and type of placement.It also includes information on the number of children who started to be, or ceased to be, looked after during the year ending 31 March 2013.This publication also includes information on the number of looked after children who were placed for adoption, the number of looked after children adopted and the average time between different stages of the adoption process.Information on the accommodation and activity of former care leavers (now aged 19) is also included.All figures are based on data from the SSDA903 return, this is completed each spring by all local authorities in England.This publication is the main source of information on the numbers of looked after children in England; it is used to inform policy decisions which aim to improve the outcomes for this vulnerable group of children.It is also used extensively by other organisations, including charities and campaigning groups, who have an interest in this subject. KEY POINTS Note: All of the comparisons below and in this document relate to 31 March of the year in question. There were 68,110 looked after children at 31 March 2013, an increase of 2 per cent compared to 31 March 2012 and an increase of 12 per cent compared to 31 March 2009. There were 28,830 children who started to be looked after during the year ending 31 March 2013, an increase of 2 per cent from 2012 and an increase of 12 per cent from 2009. There were 28,460 children who ceased to be looked after during the year ending 31 March 2013, an increase of 3 per cent from 2012 and an increase of 14 per cent from 2009. There were 3,980 looked after children adopted during the year ending 31 March 2013, an increase of 15 per cent from 2012 and an increase of 20 per cent from 2009.Although the number of looked after children adopted fell between both 2009 and 2010, and 2010 and 2011, the number of these adoptions has since increased and is now at its highest SFR 36/2013

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