Looked After Children (LAC)
Department for Education
Figures at 31st of March
Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements.
England and Regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. Local authority figures have been rounded to the nearest 5.
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Total number of looked after children (1.10 kB)Apr 2008 – Mar 2017Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements.
Historical data may differ from older publications. This is mainly due to the implementation of amendments and corrections sent by some local authorities after the publication date of previous materials.
The rates per 10,000 children under 18 years have been derived using the mid-year population estimates for 2012 provided by the Office for National Statistics.
