Children in care given a custodial youth justice sentence including remand 2024 - Find a freedom of information request

I would like the data for the year 2024 (from January 1st to December 31st), as broken down in the points below.

Please note, for questions about foster care, I do not require information on kinship/connected carers or private fostering arrangements.

1. The total number of children who were given a custodial (youth justice) sentence (including remand).

2. Of those in number 1, how many are Muslim?

3. Of those in number 1, how many are Pakistani?

4. Of those in number 3, how many are from dual-heritage families?

5. Of those in number 4, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?

6. The total number of children who were placed into adoptive homes.

7. Of those in question 6, how many children were Muslim.

8. Of those in question 6, how many children are Pakistani.

9. Of those in number 8, how many are from dual-heritage families?

10. Of those in number 9, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?

11. Of those in question 7, how many were placed with non-Muslim adopters (if there were two adopters, neither of them were Muslim)?

12. The total number of children who were placed into children's homes (either for the first time, repeated times or continuing from the previous year - each child is only counted once).

13. Of those counted in question 12, how many were Muslim children?

14. Of those counted in question 12, how many were Pakistani children?

15. Of those in number 14, how many are from dual-heritage families?

16. Of those in number 15, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?

17. The total number of children who were placed into fostering homes (either for the first time, repeated times or continuing from the previous year - each child is only counted once).

18. Of those in question 17, how many children were Muslim.

19. Of those in question 17, how many children are Pakistani.

20. Of those in number 19, how many are from dual-heritage families?

21. Of those in number 20, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?

22. Of those in question 18, how many were placed with non-Muslim foster homes (if there are two foster carers, neither of them are Muslim) for any period of time?

23. The total number of children subject to child protection arrangements (but haven't been counted in any of the questions above).

24. The number of children of question 23 that are Muslim

25. The number of children of question 23 that are Pakistani

26. Of those in number 25, how many are from dual-heritage families?

27. Of those in number 26, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?

28. The total number of children receiving support under child in need arrangements in 2024. Again, please ensure that this does not include any children counted in the points above.

29. Of those counted in point 28, how many are Muslim?

30. Of those counted in point 28, how many are Pakistani?

31. Of those in number 30, how many are from dual-heritage families?

32. Of those in number 31, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?

1. Six.

2. Fewer than five.

In instances where there are between one and five children that fit the criterion, we are not including the exact number to protect these children from the risk of identification.

3.  Not applicable.

4. None.

5. Not applicable.

6. 33.

7. None.

8. None.

9. Not applicable.

10. Not applicable.

11. Not applicable.

12. 91.

13. Fewer than five.

14. None.

15. Not applicable.

16. Not applicable.

17. 475.

18. 13.

19. None.

20. Not applicable.

21. Not applicable.

22. 13.

23. 851.

24. None.

25. None.

26. Not applicable.

27. Not applicable.

28. 8,902.

29.189.

30. Fewer than five.

31. None.

32. Not applicable.