This statistic shows the number of children taken into care in England from 2010 to 2018. Throughout this period there has been an overall increase to 32.8 thousand children in 2017 which was also the peak amount throughout this period. However, in 2018 the number of children taken care in England reached only 32 thousand.
Children taken into care in England from 2010 to 2018*
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UK Department for Education. (November 15, 2018). Children taken into care in England from 2010 to 2018* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/375761/children-entering-care-system-in-england-uk-timeline/
UK Department for Education. "Children taken into care in England from 2010 to 2018*." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375761/children-entering-care-system-in-england-uk-timeline/
UK Department for Education. (2018). Children taken into care in England from 2010 to 2018*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375761/children-entering-care-system-in-england-uk-timeline/
UK Department for Education. "Children Taken into Care in England from 2010 to 2018*." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375761/children-entering-care-system-in-england-uk-timeline/
UK Department for Education, Children taken into care in England from 2010 to 2018* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/375761/children-entering-care-system-in-england-uk-timeline/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Children taken into care in England from 2010 to 2018* [Graph], UK Department for Education, November 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/375761/children-entering-care-system-in-england-uk-timeline/