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CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER IN THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2000

TABLE 4 NUMBER OF CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER AS AT 31 MARCH 2000 : BREAKDOWN BY TYPE OF ACCOMMODATION ^1,2

Type of accommodation	Number in each category	Percentage in each category
In the community:
At home with parents	5,270	47
With friends / relatives	1,098	10
With foster carers	3,058	27
With prospective adopters	123	1
In other community	176	2
Total	9,724	86
In residential accommodation:
In local authority home	669	6
In voluntary sector home	54	0
In residential school	629	6
In secure accommodation	90	1
In other residential accommodation	143	1
Total	1,585	14

Total children looked after	11,309	*100*

1. Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements.
2. Table includes estimates for local authorities not able to provide information. Therefore, some of the totals in this table may not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.

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