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Data Provider: Welsh Government National Statistics Fostering services by local authority and measure
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Click here to sortNumber of approved foster parents on the local authority register at 31 MarchClick here to sortNumber of places specified in respect of these approvals at 31 MarchClick here to sortNumber of notifications of new private fostering arrangements received during the yearClick here to sortNumber of new private fostering arrangements that begun during the yearClick here to sortNumber of children who had an initial visit during the yearClick here to sortNumber of initial visits that were within 7 working days of the beginning of the private fostering arrangement (Regulation 7)Click here to sortNumber of notifications of private fostering arrangements coming to an end that were received during the yearClick here to sortNumber of private fostering arrangements that ended during the yearClick here to sortNumber of private foster homes known to authority at 31 MarchClick here to sortNumber of children under private fostering arrangements at 31 March
[Collapse]Wales5,1108,7021511461441021091149299
WalesIsle of Anglesey6110755522223
Gwynedd20733244445540
Conwy15327611221122
Denbighshire17334244444234
Flintshire1832912019181518161412
Wrexham21031513141414111155
Powys24539544411244
Ceredigion11620702200222
Pembrokeshire17030477778766
Carmarthenshire32964944444622
Swansea45675444442522
Neath Port Talbot39367122221222
Bridgend34663823232316202288
Vale of Glamorgan15423866441105
Cardiff255460282323610101415
Rhondda Cynon Taf43867855514446
Merthyr Tydfil11319000000000
Caerphilly22533765555400
Blaenau Gwent14726132331122
Torfaen28752300000000
Monmouthshire9817400000000
Newport351560121211811111619

Metadata

Title

Fostering services

Last update

21 October 2015 21 October 2015

Next update

October 2016 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Fostering services (SSDA904) data collection, Welsh Government

Contact email

stats.pss@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Designation

National Statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

General description

Private fostering occurs when a child under 16 (under 18 if disabled) is cared for by an adult, who is not a relative, under a private arrangement between parent and carer that lasts for 28 days or more. Private foster carers may be from the child's extended family, eg a cousin or great aunt. However, a person who is a relative as defined under the Children Act 1989, i.e. a grandparent, brother, sister, aunt or uncle or a step-parent will not be a private foster carer. A private foster carer may be a friend of the family, the parent of a friend of the child, or someone previously unknown to the child's family who is willing to privately foster a child.

Data collection and calculation

The data were supplied to the Data Collection team within the Welsh Government by the 22 local authorities in Wales on form SSDA904. The form applies an extensive series of validation checks to ensure that the information provided is accurate and consistent.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2001-02.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

None

Revisions information

None

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Keywords

Fostering

Name

CARE0028