Details have been taken from a publication on the gov.uk website (report was published 28th February 2017). A brief look at the statistics in fostering. Including the number of children in care, the number of foster care applications, and the number of foster care homes.

1. FOSTERING IN ENGLAND
Recent Statistics
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2. An overview of recent statistics about the
fostering industry, in England (for both LA and
IFA).
Figures taken from gov.uk, report published
28th February 2017.
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3. The Number of Children in Foster Care
The has been little change in the number of fostering households and
children in foster care.
➢ In March 2016, there were 44,320 approved fostering households
(less than a 1% fall from the previous year (44,625).
➢ There were 51,805 children and young people in placements on
March 31st 2016, the same figures as the year before.
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4. The Number of Foster Care Applications
There has been a large drop in applications to be foster carers.
The reported number of applications fell by one third. There were
11,460 applications in 2015 to 2016, compared to 16,920 the previous
year.
This year, there are more approved family and friends.
There has been a 13% increase in the number of family and friends
households from 4,145 on 31 March 2015 to 4,665 in 2016.
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5. RHI: Return Home Interview
Of the 3,055 children who went missing in 2016,
46% of them did not have an RHI (1,405
children).
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6. ‘Unplanned Endings’ for Foster Care Children
Of the children who experienced at least one unplanned ending, 12%
also experienced an education placement change, compared to 4% of
those who had no unplanned endings.
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