§ Dr, CableTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children have died while in children's homes in each decade since 1970. [126198]
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§ Mr. HuttonThe estimated number of children who died while being looked after by local authorities in children's homes in England during the period 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1999 was 70. Over the same period an estimated 58,000 looked after children spent at least some time in a children's home.
The Department holds no information about looked after children's deaths by type of placement before this date.