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  • Northern Ireland care leavers 2023/24

    Topics:
    • Social Care Policy, 
    • DoH Statistics and Research, 
    • Children's services statistics

    Date published: 27 March 2025

    This annual publication presents information on those aged 16 – 18 who left care during the previous financial year including educational achievement, economic activity and placement prior to leaving care. The circumstances of those who have left care at the time of their nineteenth birthday is also reported including the frequency of contact with social services, economic activity and current accommodation.

    Please note that some information for Belfast and South Eastern HSC Trusts were not submitted due to action short of strike among Trust workforce. Caution must therefore be taken when comparing the figures between the year 2023/24 and previous years

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    • Northern Ireland Care Leavers Tables 2023/24 Microsoft Excel (101 KB)
    • Pre-Release Access List Northern Ireland Care Leavers 2023/24 Adobe PDF (98 KB)

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