§ Mr. DawsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many young people left local authority care for independent living in the year 1996– 97 broken down by age and local authority. [10818]
§ Mr. BoatengInformation on the number of children who ceased to be looked after by each local authority in England at 31 March 1995 in table 13 of the publication "Children Looked After by Local Authorities, year ending 31 March 1995, England", copies of which are available in the Library. The corresponding figures for the year 95W ending 31 March 1996 are due to be published in August 1997. Data for the year ending 31 March 1997 are currently being processed by the Department of Health and will be published in 1998.
Information on the accommodation of young people subsequent to them leaving local authority care is not collected centrally.