The Prison Service does not record the information requested in Northern Ireland. However, research in England and Wales suggests about one in three have been in care as a child.
Information in the format requested for (a), (b) and (d) is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Information available on (c) covers the proportion of initial admissions to the Juvenile Justice Centre, Northern Ireland, received from care homes:
Proportion (percentage) 1998 15 1999 15 2000 28 2001 25 2002 15 2003 21 2004 35 2005 35 2006 35 2007 26 Notes: 1, Figures exclude cases where looked after status is unknown at time of admission. 2. Figures are based only to children whose residential address is a care home at time of admission. 3. Figures are based on the first 10 months of 2007 only.