STARTING TO BE LOOKED AFTER
8. There were 5,194 children who started to be looked after in 2008-09, an increase of 1 per cent on 2007-08 (Tables 1.11, 2.1). Children are counted for each episode of starting to be looked after ( i.e. a child may be counted more than once).
9. Thirty eight per cent of children starting to be looked after during 2008-09 were being looked after under a supervision requirement at home, 10 per cent were under a supervision requirement away from home, and 21 per cent were accommodated under Section 25 (Table 1.14, 2.2).