Foster Care
(asked on 11th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many mothers have had babies aged under three months placed into foster care; and how many babies aged under three months have been placed into foster care in that time in each of the last five years.
The number of babies aged under three months who have been placed into foster care in each of the last five years is shown in the table below:
Looked after Children who were placed into foster care when they were aged under three months during the year ending 31 March
Years ending 31 March 2010 to 2014
Coverage: England
YEAR | NUMBER 1,2,3 |
2010 | 3,370 |
2011 | 3,480 |
2012 | 3,990 |
2013 | 4,190 |
2014 | 4,190 |
Source: SSDA903
1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements.
3. The child may also have had a subsequent placement during the year.
The Department for Education does not collect information on mothers of children therefore we are unable to estimate the number of mothers who had babies placed into foster care.