HC Deb 05 May 2004 vol 420 cc1578-83W
Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many looked-after children there have been in(a) Greater London and (b) each London borough in each year since 1994; and what proportion of children have been continuously looked after for at least 12 months in (i) Greater London and (ii) each London borough [168881]

Margaret Hodge

[holding answer 27 April 2004]: The information requested is shown in the following tables.

Number of children looked after at 31 March, and percentage of those who had been continuously looked after for at least 12 months1,2
1994 1995 1996 1997
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at least 12

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Hammersmith

and Fulham

345 75 325 78 325 66 305 76
Islington 370 72 370 77 380 70 400 72
Kensington

and Chelsea

220 58 235 66 235 75 210 78
Lambeth 705 72 735 68 715 74 670 78
Lewisham 495 72 455 71 480 71 475 74
Southwark 550 69 580 71 590 71 570 78
Tower Hamlets 375 78 380 60 360 79 355 48
Wandsworth 385 64 385 62 380 65 375 71
Westminster 265 65 275 67 305 60 275 78
Outer London 4,465 65 4,390 67 4,385 66 4,280 68
Barking and

Dagenham

180 63 145 77 135 75 135 76
Barnet 180 59 170 66 180 64 180 69
Bexley 120 59 115 62 130 59 145 44
Brent 410 66 365 78 345 75 330 72
Bromley 220 61 240 66 240 68 250 71
Croydon 350 64 310 62 340 59 330 65
Ealing 360 71 360 76 345 80 370 71
Enfield 195 66 200 67 200 72 200 71
Haringey 545 61 495 61 360 69 315 74
Harrow 120 62 125 65 150 59 150 69
Havering 155 64 160 70 150 64 130 69
Hillingdon 185 55 245 46 310 57 255 60
Hounslow 240 72 230 69 250 64 255 71
Kingston

Upon Thames

105 71 100 71 90 72 85 73
Merton 170 70 165 71 185 63 170 70
Newham 385 61 410 67 415 66 395 65
Redbridge 105 68 125 50 125 49 145 49
Richmond

upon Thames

75 61 80 61 90 51 75 59
Sutton 115 67 110 62 110 68 125 65
Waltham

Forest

245 69 235 72 235 69 235 74

1998 1999 2000 2001
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at least 12

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England 53,300 69 55,500 70 58,100 70 58,900 73
London 9,090 69 9,590 69 10,400 68 10,910 70
Inner London 4,630 70 4,820 71 5,150 71 5,370 71
Camden 295 59 300 64 330 72 315 77
City of London 0 0 - 0 5 - - -
Greenwich 375 72 425 68 465 66 510 64
Hackney 445 70 480 73 490 77 495 74
Hammersmith

and Fulham

295 68 340 62 365 63 395 52
Islington 405 72 465 70 545 70 530 79
Kensington

and Chelsea

215 71 225 70 215 68 235 63
Lambeth 630 78 655 69 735 71 775 75
Lewisham 490 68 465 77 495 65 545 72
Southwark 600 71 610 75 600 75 655 76
Tower Hamlets 265 63 250 67 280 73 270 68
Wandsworth 350 73 325 78 345 76 365 69
Westminster 270 70 270 68 290 68 265 77
Outer London 4,455 67 4,775 68 5,240 65 5,540 68
Barking and

Dagenham

145 71 210 71 235 66 285 59
Barnet 185 68 215 66 265 55 285 60

1998 1999 2000 2001
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at least 12

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Bexley 180 58 180 69 200 66 205 73
Brent 310 72 325 67 295 76 320 70
Bromley 235 73 250 60 250 70 295 73
Croydon 330 78 365 77 395 71 480 60
Ealing 350 75 370 65 430 73 410 76
Enfield 210 57 255 66 250 76 275 68
Haringey 350 69 355 66 435 59 460 63
Harrow 145 56 155 73 175 43 180 59
Havering 135 77 135 51 165 55 150 77
Hillingdon 305 63 310 56 385 53 420 70
Hounslow 260 66 240 80 255 65 320 65
Kingston

Upon Thames

95 81 100 67 105 63 95 67
Merton 180 68 195 71 185 70 180 77
Newham 445 58 480 75 485 68 480 73
Redbridge 155 54 145 61 145 66 140 77
Richmond

Upon Thames

80 71 95 52 110 51 110 62
Sutton 115 62 130 63 145 69 155 78
Waltham

Forest

250 77 265 68 325 61 295 63

2002 2003
Number looked after3 Percentage continuously looked

after for at least 12 months

Number looked after3 Percentage continuously looked

after for at least 12 months

England 59,700 72 60,800 73
London 11,390 70 11,740 72
Inner London 5,420 73 5,350 75
Camden 355 64 345 63
City Of London 5 5
Greenwich 540 68 555 71
Hackney 460 87 455 90
Hammersmith and Fulham 435 68 390 75
Islington 485 77 480 77
Kensington and Chelsea 240 65 240 65
Lambeth 710 78 645 83
Lewisham 550 77 565 75
Southwark 655 75 680 76
Tower Hamlets 330 60 330 75
Wandsworth 365 68 365 71
Westminster 285 65 305 63
Outer London 5,970 67 6,390 70
Barking and Dagenham 350 68 385 67
Barnet 330 65 380 67
Bexley 225 64 230 69
Brent 360 66 355 74
Bromley 325 74 310 74
Croydon 575 67 680 70
Ealing 380 79 410 76
Enfield 300 61 310 71
Haringey 465 60 520 58
Harrow 165 71 160 91
Havering 160 72 165 57
Hillingdon 420 62 460 60
Hounslow 340 75 320 79
Kingston Upon Thames 80 60 85 60
Merton 200 65 175 72
Newham 550 63 675 66
Redbridge 175 66 150 65
Richmond Upon Thames 125 73 115 81
Sutton 150 79 165 89
Waltham Forest 300 61 340 74
1Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements
2Figures between 1 and 5 inclusive have been suppressed and replaced by a hyphen (-)
3National figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. Regional figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. All other figures have been rounded to the nearest 5
Source:
Children Looked After by Local Authorities, Year Ending 31 March 2003

Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of children with parents who have learning disabilities were taken into care in each year since 1996 in(a) Greater London and (b) each London borough. [168882]

Margaret Hodge

[holding answer 27 April 2004]: This information is not collected centrally.