1. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority during each of these time periods
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 01/01-31/05/2025 |
| 1152 | 1208 | 1202 | 981 |
We should clarify that these are the total numbers of children who have been in care at any point during each year. Some children will cross over into multiple years.
1a. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority who have gone missing or absent during each of these time periods.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 01/01-31/05/2025 |
| 151 | 170 | 159 | 65 |
1b. Please tell how many of them in total are still missing?
None in any year
2. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority that have identified as an unaccompanied asylum-seeking child (UASC) or a separated child
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 01/01-31/05/2025 |
| 61 | 109 | 105 | 74 |
3. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority identified as an UASC or separated child and that have gone missing or absent in each of the above listed years.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 01/01-31/05/2025 |
| 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
3a. If possible, please tell me the age and nationality of each of these children.
Devon County Council can confirm the requested information is held However, this very specific information would potentially identify the children. This would therefore be a breach of the first data protection principle of the General Data Protection Regulation. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (Personal Data). The Council cannot disclose personal information if releasing it would contravene any of the provisions in the Data Protection Act 2018. In this instance release of this information would contravene the first data protection principle and therefore the information is withheld.
4. Please tell me the total number of individual incidents (which could involve the same kid on more than one occasion) of looked after children in the care of your authority identified as an UASC or separated child and that have gone missing or absent in each of the above listed years.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 01/01-31/05/2025 |
| 6 | 21 | 24 | 3 |
5. Please tell me the total number of looked after children in the care of your authority that are still missing or absent
(including those who subsequently turned 18 without being found) that were identified or suspected as an UASC or separated child.
None across the time period(s)
5a. If possible, please tell me the age and nationality of each of these children.
N/A