Children placed outside of the local authority boundary - Find a freedom of information request

As of or nearest to April 1st, 2025, please inform us:

1. How many children in care you have?

2 a. How many of these children are placed outside of your local authority boundary?

2 b. How many of these children are placed outside of your Integrated Care Board (ICB) area?

3. In which other 10 local authority areas do you place the most children, ranked 1 to 10 with 1 being the one with the largest number?

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. 806 as at 1st April 2025

2. 94 in Independent Residential and Fostering Placements

3.

1-Nottinghamshire

2- Cambridgeshire

3- East Riding of Yorkshire

4- Leicestershire

5- Nottingham City

6- South Yorkshire

7- Staffordshire

8- Lancashire

9- London

10- Peterborough