Question follow-through · 7174
Children in Care: Per Capita Costs
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average annual cost per child of looked-after children in residential care is in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 11 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the average annual cost per child of looked-after children in residential care is in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Oct 2024
Answer published
Education is a devolved matter and this response outlines the information for England only. The average cost for a looked after child in private residential care in 2020/21 was approximately £254,000 per annum and £217,000 for a child in an local authorit...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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