The data shows the number of children looked after in Northern Ireland for at least 12 months in 2015 to 2016, by type of placement. During this time period over nine hundred children were looked after by non-kinship foster carers, whereas 123 children were placed in residential care.
Non-kinship Foster Care | 986 |
Kinship Foster Care | 776 |
Placed with Parent | 296 |
Residential Care | 123 |
Other | 32 |