§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many people under 16 live in care homes in England and Wales. [2847]
§ Jacqui SmithThe information requested for England is provided in the table for the year ending 31 March 2000, the latest year for which figures are available. Requests for information about Wales should be addressed to the National Assembly for Wales.
Children looked after at 31 March 2000 who were placed in children's homes or residential care homes—England Placement Number Children's homes 6,300 Community homes 4,800 Voluntary homes 370 Private registered children's homes 1,200 Residential care homes and nursing homes (Residential Homes Act 1984 110 Notes:
1. Figures for children looked after in this table exclude children accommodated under an agreed series of short-term placements.
2. Figures are estimates derived in part from SSDA903 one-third sample of looked-after children, and include estimates for missing data and incomplete returns.
3. Figures have been rounded and therefore the detailed figures may not sum to the total presented.
Source:
DH annual returns SSDA 903 and CLA 100.