How many children and young people from Wales are currently placed in care homes or supported living in England?
Answered by Minister for Children and Social Care
| Answered on 06/02/2025
There were 164 children and young people from Wales placed in care homes or supported living in England on 31 March 2024. This includes children placed in homes subject to regulations covering a care home service for children and hostels and supportive residential settings other than a care home service for children. Children looked after exclusively under a series of short breaks have been excluded.