Care Leaver Statistics

The below figures are based on activity and accommodation data points recorded for Care Leavers from the Department for Education (DfE) Children Looked After return.  The data is based on the latest recorded information on each care leaver’s record as at 24 April 2019.

 1. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are currently in employment or training? 205

2. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are in education other than higher education? 79

3. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are in higher education? 35

4. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are not in education, training or employment? 212

5. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 do you not have any information on? 36 where no current care leaver information is recorded.

6. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are in independent living? 137

7. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are with former foster carers? 44

8. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are with parents or relatives? 68

9. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are in a community home? 26

10. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are in custody? The Council is unable to supply this figure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 – ‘Personal Information’. Release of this figure would breach the principles of the Data Protection Act 2018 as it could lead to the identification of the individual(s) concerned.

11. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are with parents or relatives? Please see response to question 8 above.

12. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are homeless or of no fixed abode? 11

13. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are in supported lodgings? 25

14. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 are semi-independent or transitional in their living situation? 37

15. How many care leavers in Devon aged 18-25 do you have no information on at all regarding their living situation? 35 where no current care leaver information is recorded.