Written question WQ84892
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
Will the Minister outline the average time looked after children in Wales spent in care in 2021?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Social Services
For children who were looked after during the reporting year 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, the average time spent in care during 2020-21 was 298 days. Children looked after exclusively under a series of short-breaks are excluded and some of these children may already have been in care prior to 1 April 2020 or may still be in care since the 31 March 2021.
For children who were looked after during the reporting year 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, there were children in every local authority who were looked after for the full year.
The table below shows the number of children looked after who were in care for 365 days during 2020-21. Children looked after exclusively under a series of short-breaks are excluded and some of these children may already have been in care prior to 1 April 2020 or may still be in care since the 31 March 2021.
Total number of children looked after in care for 365 days during 2020-21
Isle of Anglesey
130
Gwynedd
245
Conwy
172
Denbighshire
145
Flintshire
212
Wrexham
283
Powys
199
Ceredigion
58
Pembrokeshire
157
Carmarthenshire
113
Swansea
457
Neath Port Talbot
242
Bridgend
323
Vale of Glamorgan
213
Rhondda Cynon Taf
584
Merthyr Tydfil
161
Caerphilly
379
Blaenau Gwent
167
Torfaen
374
Monmouthshire
181
Newport
305
Cardiff
769
Wales Total
5,869
Published statistics about the numbers and characteristics of children looked after by local authorities in Wales, including placement and legal status are available on the following link to the StatsWales website - Children looked after (gov.wales)