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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Children looked after in foster care at 31 March by local authority and location of placement
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[Collapse]All Welsh local authorities6,5702,6105101109,800
All Welsh local authoritiesIsle of Anglesey15030*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication185
Gwynedd2509025*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication370
Conwy2006020*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication275
Denbighshire1905035*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication285
Flintshire1606040*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication260
Wrexham25015050*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication455
Powys2206535*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication320
Ceredigion75*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication180
Pembrokeshire3005010*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication360
Carmarthenshire31030*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication360
Swansea51024530*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication785
Neath Port Talbot2657020*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication355
Bridgend38511020*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication515
Vale of Glamorgan27520020*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication500
Cardiff78043045*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,260
Rhondda Cynon Taf73518510*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication940
Merthyr Tydfil125120*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication255
Caerphilly41518530*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication630
Blaenau Gwent1757525*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication275
Torfaen35514020*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication515
Monmouthshire1309535*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication255
Newport31515020*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication475

Metadata

Title

Children looked after in foster care at 31 March by location of placement

Last update

28 January 2025
 28 January 2025

Next update

Autumn 2025 (Provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Looked After Children Census

Source 2

Children looked after (SSDA903) data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.pss@gov.wales

Designation

Experimental statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

From 2016-17, looked after children data is now collected during the year through the Looked after children Census. This has replaced the existing datasets Looked After Children (SSDA903), Adoptions of looked after children (AD1), Educational qualifications of care leavers (OC1) and Care leavers on their 19th birthday (OC3).

This table presents figures about children looked after by Welsh local authorities. Children looked after include those on care orders and other children provided with accommodation by their local authority. Some children are also looked after because the local authority provides accommodation for respite purposes - the figures in this table exclude these children.

Data collection and calculation

Anonymised individual child level data is extracted from local authority administrative systems and returned electronically to the Data Collection team within the Welsh Government using an online secure data transfer system called 'Objective Connect'. Welsh Government analysts then apply an extensive series of validation checks to ensure that the information provided uses the correct codes and is internally consistent.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown at 31 March for each year from 2007.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

The following measures have been taken to minimise the risk of unwanted disclosure of personal data:
All figures have been rounded to the nearest five. Where there are less than five children in any group, the actual number has been suppressed, and replaced by the symbol *.

Revisions information

Data for 2007 to 2023 were revised on 28 January 2025.

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Keywords

Children; Children looked after; Fostering; Foster Care