AQW 35950/11-15 Written question to the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
To ask the Minister of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to detail the number of children who have been placed in foster care in (i) Northern Ireland; and (ii) East Londonderry, in each of the last three years.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 15 September 2014
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 15 September 2014
- Answer due by
- 30 September 2014
- Answered
- 19 September 20144 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Figures on the number of Looked After Children placed in foster care are not available by Constituency. The lowest geographical output available is at Health and Social Care (HSC) Trust area. As the East Londonderry constituency falls within both the Western and Northern HSC Trust areas, figures on the number of children who were placed in foster care have been provided for both Trusts.
Table 1: Children Placed in Foster Care in the Northern HSC Trust, the Western HSC Trust and Northern Ireland at 31 March (2011 – 2013)
| Area | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| No. Children Placed in Foster Care | No. Children Placed in Foster Care | No. Children Placed in Foster Care | |
| Northern HSC Trust | 426 | 447 | 510 |
| Western HSC Trust | 291 | 325 | 350 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,862 | 1,946 | 2,112 |
Source: Health and Social Care Board Delegated Statutory Functions Returns