At 31 March 2018, there were 75,420 looked after children in England, up 4% on 31 March 2017. Both the number of children starting to be looked after and the number ceasing to be looked after fell; 32,050 children started to be looked after (down 3% on last year) and 29,860 ceased to be looked after (down 5%).
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Hundreds of English schools still at risk from crumbling concrete
Hundreds of schools in England are still at risk of collapse from crumbling concrete, according to previously unpublished figures. Official data, which the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Thousands of young people placed in council care more than 20 miles away from home, analysis shows
A third of children in council care in 2023 lived over 20 miles away from their local area, school and family – around 4,600 people in total.
£600m boost for social care next year announced in Budget
Councils’ available spending to grow by an estimated 3.2% in real terms in 2025-26, with authorities also given £250m to test new approaches in children’s
