This statistic displays the number of children looked after in Northern Ireland for at least 12 months in 2016 to 2017, by type of placement. During this time period over a thousand children were looked after by non-kinship foster carers, whereas *** children were placed in residential care.
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Scottish Government. (August 31, 2018). Number of children looked after in Northern Ireland for at least 12 months in 2016 to 2017, by placement type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/592133/number-of-children-looked-after-in-northern-ireland-placement/
Scottish Government. "Number of children looked after in Northern Ireland for at least 12 months in 2016 to 2017, by placement type." Chart. August 31, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/592133/number-of-children-looked-after-in-northern-ireland-placement/
Scottish Government. (2018). Number of children looked after in Northern Ireland for at least 12 months in 2016 to 2017, by placement type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/592133/number-of-children-looked-after-in-northern-ireland-placement/
Scottish Government. "Number of Children Looked after in Northern Ireland for at Least 12 Months in 2016 to 2017, by Placement Type." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Aug 2018, /statistics/592133/number-of-children-looked-after-in-northern-ireland-placement/
Scottish Government, Number of children looked after in Northern Ireland for at least 12 months in 2016 to 2017, by placement type ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/592133/number-of-children-looked-after-in-northern-ireland-placement/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Number of children looked after in Northern Ireland for at least 12 months in 2016 to 2017, by placement type [Graph], Scottish Government, August 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/592133/number-of-children-looked-after-in-northern-ireland-placement/
