Children in Care
Commons · Question 85852 · Tabled 28 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
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.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 5 Nov 2025
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...