Vision statement four: Where living with their family is not possible, children must stay with their brothers and sisters where safe to do so and belong to a loving home, staying there for as long as needed.
The number of children and young people who cannot live with their family, living in a family setting, increases.
The number and proportion of children ‘looked after’ away from home with foster carers or kinship carers.
| Year | Number | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8,081 | 66% |
| 2020 | 9,200 | 64% |
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Reporting period: 1 August 2022 - 31 July 2023
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Since 2020, the proportion of ‘looked after’ children living at home with parents has fallen by 4 percentage points, while those in kinship care have risen by 3 percentage points. The proportion living in foster care has stayed broadly the same since the promise was made.