Children missing from care - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description
Children missing from care
FOI Number
2024595
Date Received
06/06/2024
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
1) The number of children who went missing from children s residential care ran by the local authority in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Can the data be categorised in calendar years please. 2) The number of those children given in the response to question 1) who were deemed at risk of criminal exploitation in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Can the data be categorised in calendar years please.
3) The youngest age of a child who went missing from residential care ran by the local authority in 2023, how long they were missing and their gender.
4) The longest amount of time a child was missing from residential care ran by the local authority in 2023, their age and gender.
Response
2021 2 2022 1 2023 4 2021 0 2022 0 2023 2 2023 Female, age 13, missing 4 hours Female, age 13 missing 18 hours 15minutes Female age 13 missing 18 hours 15 minutes