United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 85852
Children in Care
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28 October 2025
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5 November 2025 · Answer
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5 November 2025
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children there were subject to (a) a care order and (b) voluntary agreements under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 as of 31 March in each year since 1994.
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28 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children there were subject to (a) a care order and (b) voluntary agreements under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 as of 31 March in each year since 1994.
Source: Commons
5 November 2025
Answer
Information on children looked after, including those ceasing care, for the latest five years is published in the annual statistical release: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-ad...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-28/85852
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1845774
- uk · wq-1845774 · source updated 5 November 2025