§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of children in appropriate age ranges in local authority care has been so placed by the courts following juvenile proceedings.
§ Mr. MoyleThe following percentages of children of the ages shown who were in care in England at 31st March 1976 567W were committed to care by a care order made under the Children and Young Persons Act 1969—excluding children committed under interim care orders or on remand to care:
Age of Children Percentage Under 2 22.8 2 but under compulsory school age 32.5 Compulsory school age 42.7 Over compulsory school age 68.6