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Table 1.10: Number of children looked after by accomodation, 1971-2005

Year

Accommodation type

All children looked after

At home

With foster carers or prospective adopters

Other community placement

In residential care

1971

-

-

-

-

14,788

1972

-

-

-

-

19,166

1973

-

-

-

-

20,703

1974

-

-

-

-

20,553

1975

-

-

-

-

18,936

1976

5,883

3,763

1,430

6,242

17,318

1977

5,593

3,733

1,337

6,209

16,872

1978

-

-

-

-

17,107

1979

-

-

-

-

16,887

1980

-

-

-

-

16,845

1981

-

-

-

-

17,045

1982

-

-

-

-

16,084

1983

-

-

-

-

15,529

1984

-

-

-

-

13,783

1985

-

-

-

-

13,261

1986

-

-

-

-

13,319

1987

5,949

2,759

1,025

2,784

12,517

1988

6,064

2,620

939

2,664

12,287

1989

6,262

2,560

851

2,364

12,037

1990

7,128

2,593

928

2,313

12,962

1991

6,625

2,492

1,147

2,401

12,665

1992

6,527

2,746

1,200

2,298

12,771

1993

6,447

2,574

1,221

2,124

12,371

1994

6,335

2,589

1,121

2,083

12,128

1995

6,224

2,605

1,021

2,042

11,891

1996

6,112

2,620

920

2,001

11,653

1997

6,000

2,635

820

1,960

11,415

1998

5,455

2,794

738

1,817

10,804

1999

5,309

3,155

943

1,784

11,191

2000

5,270

3,181

1,274

1,585

11,309

2001

4,842

3,280

1,195

1,582

10,897

2002

4,909

3,328

1,409

1,595

11,241

2003

4,851

3,468

1,518

1,550

11,388

2004

4,982

3,608

1,518

1,567

11,675

2005

5,179

3,660

1,807

1,539

12,185

Note: Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
Table includes rounded estimates for local authorities not able to provide information in all years up to 2004.
For cells shown as "-", figures are not available
Figures are estimates for 1975, 1994, 1995 and 1996.

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