Children’s Social Care
Looked After Children
Children in public care, who are placed with foster carers, in residential homes or with other relatives. Children become looked after when their parents are unable to provide ongoing care in either a temporary or permanent capacity.
Fostering
Foster care involves providing care and support for a child by an individual family who have been approved by Bexley Council for either a short-term or long-term period when they cannot live with their parents or previous care arrangement.
In 2020:
- there were 115 approved households for fostering
- there were 90 households with two carers and 25 households with one carer
- there were 230 approved foster places
- 15 groups were placed, and 40 siblings were placed
Learn more about fostering a child.
Sources
- Children in Need Referrals and Rereferrals, Characteristics of children in need, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- Children in Need Assessments by Duration, Characteristics of children in need, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- Children in Need Referrals by Source, Characteristics of children in need, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- Children in Need and Episodes of Need, Characteristics of children in need, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- Children in Need by recorded Disability, Characteristics of children in need, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- Children in Need by Primary Need, Characteristics of children in need, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- Children in Need by Duration of Episode, Characteristics of children in need, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- Child Protection Plans, Characteristics of children in need, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- Children Protection Plans at 31 March by length of time, Characteristics of children in need, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Children looked after at 31 March by characteristics, Children looked after in England including adoptions, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Children who ceased to be looked after during the year, Children looked after in England including adoptions, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Children who started to be looked after during the year, Children looked after in England including adoptions, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Children looked after who were missing or away from placement without authorisation, Children looked after in England including adoptions, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Accommodation of Care Leavers, Children looked after in England including adoptions, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Activity of Care Leavers, Children looked after in England including adoptions, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Care Leavers in contact with local authority, Children looked after in England including adoptions, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Care leavers who left foster care aged 18 and who were eligible for care leaver support, Children looked after in England including adoptions, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Adoption Scorecards: year ending March 2020, Transparency and freedom of information releases, DFE
- LA - School type, Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England, 2019/2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Special educational needs (SEN), Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England, 2019/2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- LA - Free school meals (FSM), Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England, 2019/2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE
- FTE and headcount statistics, Children’s social work workforce, 2020, Explore Education Statistics, DFE