I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. Specifically, I would like the data for the year 2024 (from January 1st to December 31st), as broken down in the points below.

When referring to ‘children’ I mean from birth to their 18th birthday. Please note, for questions about foster care, I do not require information on kinship/connected carers or private fostering arrangements.
Also, when referring to 'Muslim' children I mean where one or both of the parents are Muslim, or when the child identifies as Muslim. Likewise, when referring to Pakistani, I mean when one or more of the parents are Pakistani heritage (unless otherwise stated in the question). If you’re not able to provide all data, please respond to any questions that you are able to provide data for.

1. The total number of children who were given a custodial (youth justice) sentence (including remand).
0

2. Of those in number 1, how many are Muslim?
0

3. Of those in number 1, how many are Pakistani?
0

4. Of those in number 3, how many are from dual-heritage families?
0

5. Of those in number 4, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?
0

6. The total number of children who were placed into adoptive homes.
5

7. Of those in question 6, how many children were Muslim.
0

8. Of those in question 6, how many children are Pakistani.
0

9. Of those in number 8, how many are from dual-heritage families?
0

10. Of those in number 9, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?
0

11. Of those in question 7, how many were placed with non-Muslim adopters (if there were two adopters, neither of them were Muslim)?
0

12. The total number of children who were placed into children's homes (either for the first time, repeated times or continuing from the previous year - each child is only counted once).
24

13. Of those counted in question 12, how many were Muslim children?
0 (We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

14. Of those counted in question 12, how many were Pakistani children?
0

15. Of those in number 14, how many are from dual-heritage families?
0

16. Of those in number 15, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?
0

17. The total number of children who were placed into fostering homes (either for the first time, repeated times or continuing from the previous year - each child is only counted once).
102

18. Of those in question 17, how many children were Muslim.
27(We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

19. Of those in question 17, how many children are Pakistani.
2 (We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

20. Of those in number 19, how many are from dual-heritage families?
0 ( We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

21. Of those in number 20, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?
0 ( We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

22. Of those in question 18, how many were placed with non-Muslim foster homes (if there are two foster carers, neither of them are Muslim) for any period of time?
Foster carer religion data requires manual data collation, exceeding FOI limits, so it’s not provided. (Section 12)

23. The total number of children subject to child protection arrangements (but haven’t been counted in any of the questions above).
285

24. The number of children of question 23 that are Muslim
9 (We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

25. The number of children of question 23 that are Pakistani
4 (We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

26. Of those in number 25, how many are from dual-heritage families?
0 (We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

27. Of those in number 26, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?
0 (We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

28. The total number of children receiving support under child in need arrangements in 2024. Again, please ensure that this does not include any children counted in the points above.
558

29. Of those counted in point 28, how many are Muslim?
26 (We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

30. Of those counted in point 28, how many are Pakistani?
12 (We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

31. Of those in number 30, how many are from dual-heritage families?
0 (We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)

32. Of those in number 31, how many are from families where the father is Pakistani?
0 (We have many individuals who have not disclosed or stated their religion/nationality.)