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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Fostering services by local authority and measure
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Click here to sortNumber of approved foster parents on the local authority register at 31 MarchClick here to sortNumber of places specified in respect of these approvals at 31 MarchClick here to sortNumber of notifications of new private fostering arrangements received during the yearClick here to sortNumber of new private fostering arrangements that begun during the yearClick here to sortNumber of children who had an initial visit during the yearClick here to sortNumber of initial visits that were within 7 working days of the beginning of the private fostering arrangement (Regulation 7)Click here to sortNumber of notifications of private fostering arrangements coming to an end that were received during the yearClick here to sortNumber of private fostering arrangements that ended during the yearClick here to sortNumber of private foster homes known to authority at 31 MarchClick here to sortNumber of children under private fostering arrangements at 31 March
[Collapse]Wales7,53712,895194187182124143153126138
WalesIsle of Anglesey9717677746634
Gwynedd30651155655551
Conwy22841022331144
Denbighshire24849844444234
Flintshire2624252322211521192523
Wrexham31047014151515121288
Powys34857166613455
Ceredigion17329902200222
Pembrokeshire247443888710966
Carmarthenshire479952999991133
Swansea6631,14277542644
Neath Port Talbot57696033331333
Bridgend5119582827281726281111
Vale of Glamorgan2433661010881109
Cardiff384685362828813161820
Rhondda Cynon Taf6571,00955514446
Merthyr Tydfil16929200000000
Caerphilly33748465555400
Blaenau Gwent22139132331133
Torfaen43279711110011
Monmouthshire13324200000000
Newport5138141719151119191821

Metadata

Title

Fostering services

Last update

26 October 2016 26 October 2016

Next update

No longer updated

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Fostering services (SSDA904) data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.pss@gov.wales

Designation

National 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

Private fostering occurs when a child under 16 (under 18 if disabled) is cared for by an adult, who is not a relative, under a private arrangement between parent and carer that lasts for 28 days or more. Private foster carers may be from the child's extended family, eg a cousin or great aunt. However, a person who is a relative as defined under the Children Act 1989, i.e. a grandparent, brother, sister, aunt or uncle or a step-parent will not be a private foster carer. A private foster carer may be a friend of the family, the parent of a friend of the child, or someone previously unknown to the child's family who is willing to privately foster a child.

Data collection and calculation

The data were supplied to the Data Collection team within the Welsh Government by the 22 local authorities in Wales on form SSDA904. The form applies an extensive series of validation checks to ensure that the information provided is accurate and consistent.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2001-02.

Users, uses and context

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

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

None

Keywords

Fostering

Statistical quality

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

Name

CARE0028