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TABLE C1
Personal Social Services
Children: Looked after by local authorities at 31 March
England
Numbers
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Total
50,600
51,000
53,300
55,500
58,100
58,900
Rate per 10,000 population under 18
45
45
47
49
51
52
Age groups
Under 1
1,600
1,700
1,800
2,200
2,200
2,300
1-4
7,300
8,100
8,700
9,200
9,600
9,300
5-9
10,500
10,800
11,800
12,700
13,300
13,500
10-15
21,600
21,400
22,000
22,500
23,900
24,500
16 & over
9,400
9,000
9,000
8,900
9,100
9,300
Placement
Foster placements
33,100
33,400
35,000
36,200
37,900
38,400
Community homes
5,300
5,100
4,900
4,800
4,800
Schools and associated homes and hostels
870
880
1,000
1,100
1,100
Placed with own parents
4,700
5,200
5,700
6,300
6,500
6,900
Placed for adoption
2,200
2,400
2,400
2,900
3,100
3,400
Other placements
4,400
4,400
4,300
4,200
4,700
Contact:Anne Foulger 020 7972 5689 (e-mail: anne.foulger@doh.gsi.gov.uk)
See General Notes Section
58,900 children were looked after in England at 31 March 2001, 1.4% more than a year than a year earlier, and representing 52 per 10,000 children under 18.
55% were boys, compared with 51% of all children aged under 18 years.
38,400 children were looked after in foster placements - 500 more than a year earlier.
3,400 children were placed for adoption at 31 March 2001, up 9% on the previous year
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