Children from Jersey families are currently fostered in the UK

​Request 719858496

A) I would like to know how many children from Jersey families are currently fostered in the UK, in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 

B) I would also like to know how many children are currently fostered in Jersey, in the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 

C) Finally I would like to know if Jersey children are fostered in countries other than the UK. 

​D) Has the number of foster carers on the island decreased in the last 10 years? If so, by how many? 

This can broken down into the number of foster carers on the island for the years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Response

A) The table below shows the total number of children from Jersey who were fostered in placements by Jersey Children’s Social Care in the UK during each year requested.

Some children will be counted in multiple years. 

​B) The table below shows the total number of children from Jersey who were fostered in Jersey by Jersey Children’s Social Care during each year requested. 

Some children will be counted in multiple years.

*Accurate data is not available for 2017 therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of Information Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

C) There have been a small number of cases where children have been placed by Jersey Children’s Social Care with Connected Carers outside of the UK.

D) The data in Question E shows that the number of foster carers has increased over this time period.

E) The table below represents the number of foster carers registered with Jersey Children’s Social Care per year for the years requested. 

Some foster carers will be counted in multiple years. 

Article Applied

Article 3 - Meaning of "information held by a public authority"

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a) it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b) it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.​