Information on the number of children who were in care in 2008 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 is shown in the following table.
Number More than: Number of foster placements during time in care 3 15,000 5 6,400 10 1,200 20 150 30 30 40 20 50 10 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. 4To 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. Source: SSDA903
Information on the number of children of each age of first being taken into care who left care in 2008 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 provided only at a disproportionate cost.