Minutes:
The Head of Children’s Social Care informed the Panel that the total number of children looked after stood at 1,067, including 29 young people placed for adoption, 57 unaccompanied asylum seeking young people (UASC) and 293 care leavers.
It was reported that whilst the number of children looked after had increased, Durham’s figures compare favourably regionally. Durham continues to receive a significant number of unaccompanied asylum seeking young people as part of the national transfer scheme.