HC Deb 22 May 2002 vol 386 cc422-3W
Mr. Grieve

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of children who have been in care homes in the last five years have been convicted of an offence. [58118]

Jacqui Smith

Information on the number of children who have been in care homes who have been convicted of an offence is not collected centrally.

Of all children looked after in England for at least one year who were aged 10 years or older at 30 September 2000, 2,800 or 11 per cent. were cautioned or convicted during the year.

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