Foster Care
[Official Report, 12 February 2009, Vol. 487, c. 2244-2252W.]
Letter of correction from Beverley Hughes:
An error has been identified in the written answer given to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) on 12 February 2009. Unfortunately the error occurred as a result of duplicate placement index numbers being counted instead of being removed during the analysis. This error has affected all of the figures provided.
The correct answer should have been: (255711)
Information on the number of children who left care in 2008 in each local authority who had more than (a) three, (b) five, (c) 10, (d) 20, (e) 30, (f) 40 and (g) 50 foster placements while they were in care in England can be found in the following table.
Number Number of foster placements during time in care More than 3 More than 5 More than 10 More than 20 More than 30 More than 40 More than 50 England 3,400 1,500 340 50 10 — — North East 210 90 20 — — 0 0 Darlington 5 — 0 0 0 0 0 Durham 35 15 — — 0 0 0 Gateshead 10 — — 0 0 0 0 Hartlepool 10 5 — 0 0 0 0 Middlesbrough 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 Newcastle upon Tyne 35 20 — 0 0 0 0 North Tyneside 20 5 — 0 0 0 0 Northumberland 15 — — 0 0 0 0 Redcar and Cleveland 15 10 — — — 0 0 South Tyneside 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 Stockton-on-Tees 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 Sunderland 5 — — 0 0 0 0 North West 480 210 50 10 — — 0 Blackburn with Darwen 15 5 — 0 0 0 0 Blackpool 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Bolton 20 5 — 0 0 0 0 Bury 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 Cheshire 50 25 5 — — — 0 Cumbria 35 15 5 — 0 0 0 Halton 10 5 — 0 0 0 0 Knowsley 20 15 — — — 0 0 Lancashire 65 30 10 — — 0 0 Liverpool 40 15 — — — 0 0 Manchester 60 25 — 0 0 0 0 Oldham 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 Rochdale 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Salford 10 5 — 0 0 0 0 Sefton 5 — — 0 0 0 0 St. Helens 10 — — 0 0 0 0 Stockport 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Tameside 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 Trafford 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Warrington — — 0 0 0 0 0 Wigan 15 10 — 0 0 0 0 Wirral 30 15 — 0 0 0 0 Yorkshire and the Humber 310 140 30 — 0 0 0 Barnsley 5 — — 0 0 0 0 Bradford 35 15 — 0 0 0 0 Calderdale 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 Doncaster 25 10 5 0 0 0 0 East Riding of Yorkshire 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kingston upon Hull, City of 35 15 — 0 0 0 0 Kirklees 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Leeds 60 30 — — 0 0 0 North East Lincolnshire 5 — 0 0 0 0 0 North Lincolnshire 5 — 0 0 0 0 0 North Yorkshire 20 10 — — 0 0 0 Rotherham 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 Sheffield 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 Wakefield 20 5 — 0 0 0 0 York 15 10 — 0 0 0 0 East Midlands 250 110 40 — 0 0 0 Derby 15 10 — 0 0 0 0 Derbyshire 35 20 10 — 0 0 0 Leicester 35 15 — 0 0 0 0 Leicestershire 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 Lincolnshire 40 15 — — 0 0 0 Northamptonshire 40 20 10 — 0 0 0 Nottingham 35 15 — 0 0 0 0 Nottinghamshire 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 Rutland — 0 0 0 0 0 0 West Midlands 370 160 50 10 — — — Birmingham 95 45 10 — 0 0 0 Coventry 30 10 — 0 0 0 0 Dudley 10 — — 0 0 0 0 Herefordshire 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Sandwell 25 10 10 — 0 0 0 Shropshire 5 — — 0 0 0 0 Solihull 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 Staffordshire 40 10 — 0 0 0 0 Stoke-on-Trent 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 Telford and Wrekin 5 5 — — 0 0 0 Walsall 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 Warwickshire 45 25 15 5 — — 0 Wolverhampton 25 10 — — — — — Worcestershire 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 East of England 360 180 40 — — 0 0 Bedfordshire 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Cambridgeshire 15 5 — 0 0 0 0 Essex 120 60 20 — — 0 0 Hertfordshire 40 15 — 0 0 0 0 Luton 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 Norfolk 55 25 — 0 0 0 0 Peterborough 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 Southend-on-Sea 20 15 — 0 0 0 0 Suffolk 35 20 10 0 0 0 0 Thurrock 20 15 — 0 0 0 0 London 510 170 30 — 0 0 0 Inner London 230 80 10 — 0 0 0 Camden 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 City of London 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hackney 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 Hammersmith and Fulham 15 — — 0 0 0 0 Haringey 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 Islington 15 — — 0 0 0 0 Kensington and Chelsea — 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lambeth 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 Lewisham 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Newham 30 10 — 0 0 0 0 Southwark 35 15 — 0 0 0 0 Tower Hamlets 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Wandsworth 15 5 — — 0 0 0 Westminster 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Outer London 280 100 20 — 0 0 0 Barking and Dagenham 25 10 — — 0 0 0 Barnet 15 — — 0 0 0 0 Bexley 10 5 — 0 0 0 0 Brent 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 Bromley 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Croydon 25 — 0 0 0 0 0 Ealing 20 5 — 0 0 0 0 Enfield 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 Greenwich 25 — 0 0 0 0 0 Harrow 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Havering 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Hillingdon 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 Hounslow 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Kingston upon Thames 10 — 0 0 0 0 0 Merton 5 — — — 0 0 0 Redbridge 10 — — 0 0 0 0 Richmond upon Thames — — 0 0 0 0 0 Sutton 15 5 5 0 0 0 0 Waltham Forest 10 5 — 0 0 0 0 South East 490 210 40 — — — 0 Bracknell Forest 5 — 0 0 0 0 0 Brighton and Hove 35 20 10 — — — 0 Buckinghamshire 5 — 0 0 0 0 0 East Sussex 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 Hampshire 95 35 5 0 0 0 0 Isle of Wight 20 10 — 0 0 0 0 Kent 80 30 — 0 0 0 0 Medway Towns 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 Milton Keynes 25 20 — 0 0 0 0 Oxfordshire 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 Portsmouth 10 — — 0 0 0 0 Reading 10 5 — — — 0 0 Slough 10 — — 0 0 0 0 Southampton 25 10 — 0 0 0 0 Surrey 45 20 — 0 0 0 0 West Berkshire — — 0 0 0 0 0 West Sussex 50 20 — 0 0 0 0 Windsor and Maidenhead — — 0 0 0 0 0 Wokingham 5 — 0 0 0 0 0 South West 420 200 40 — — 0 0 Bath and North East Somerset 5 — 0 0 0 0 0 Bournemouth 15 5 — 0 0 0 0 Bristol, City of 50 25 5 0 0 0 0 Cornwall 40 20 — 0 0 0 0 Devon 45 20 — 0 0 0 0 Dorset 15 5 — 0 0 0 0 Gloucestershire 40 20 — 0 0 0 0 Isles of Scilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 North Somerset 25 10 — — 0 0 0 Plymouth 35 20 — — — 0 0 Poole 15 10 — 0 0 0 0 Somerset 45 25 — — 0 0 0 South Gloucestershire 15 5 — 0 0 0 0 Swindon 40 25 5 0 0 0 0 Torbay 15 — 0 0 0 0 0 Wiltshire 15 10 — 0 0 0 0 1 Source: SSDA903 return on children looked after. 2 Figures shown are cumulative. 3 The number of foster placements excludes any episodes of care where children were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements. 4 Children who, at the time they ceased to be looked after, were not in a foster care placement but who had previously been placed in foster care, have been included. 5 To ensure that no individual can be identified from statistical tables, we use conventions for the rounding and suppression of very small numbers. National figures have been rounded to the nearest 100 if they exceed 1,000 or to the nearest 10 otherwise. Numbers at local authority level have been rounded to the nearest five and numbers at region level have been rounded to the nearest 10. Numbers of five or less have been suppressed and replaced with a hyphen (—) except where the number is zero.