Disproportionate representation of Black people in national missing statistics - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1.How many Looked After Children were there in your area between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022? Please provide the number broken down by ethnicity.

2.How many of those Looked After Children went missing between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022? Please provide the numbers broken down by ethnicity

3.How many incidents of Looked After Children going missing were there between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022? Please provide the numbers broken down by ethnicity.

4.How many of those incidents, broken down by ethnicity, had a:

Sexual Exploitation marker

Mental health marker

Criminal Exploitation marker

Trafficking marker

5. How many children in total (not just LAC) in your area went missing between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022? Please provide the numbers broken down by ethnicity

6.How many incidents of children (not just LAC) going missing were there between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022? Please provide the numbers broken down by ethnicity.

7. How many of those incidents, broken down by ethnicity, had a:

  • Sexual Exploitation marker
  • Mental health marker
  • Criminal Exploitation marker
  • Trafficking marker

 

Decision

1.

 

White

Asian or Asian British

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

Other ethnic group

Information not available

Number of children looked after in your area

869

15

21

28

51

8

2.

 

 

White

Asian or Asian British

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

Other ethnic group

Information not available

Number of looked after children in your area who went missing

71

0

1

3

3

0

3.

 

White

Asian or Asian British

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

Other ethnic group

Information not available

Number of  missing incidents of looked after children in your area

171

0

4

11

3

0

 4.

 

White

Asian or Asian British

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

Other ethnic group

Information not available

Sexual exploitation marker

17

0

0

0

0

0

Mental health marker

137

0

4

11

3

0

Criminal exploitation marker

0

0

0

0

0

0

Trafficking marker

6

0

0

0

0

0

5.

 

White

Asian or Asian British

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

Other ethnic group

Information not available

Number of children in your area who went missing

487

5

14

10

5

117

6.

 

 

White

Asian or Asian British

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

Other ethnic group

Information not available

Number of incidents of children going missing in your area

935

8

22

20

5

141

7.

 

 

White

Asian or Asian British

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

Other ethnic group

Information not available

Sexual exploitation marker

47

0

0

1

0

0

Mental health marker

261

3

4

13

3

0

Criminal exploitation marker

0

0

0

0

0

0

Trafficking marker

6

0

0

0

0

0

Reference number
FOI 4513533
Date request received
05/07/22
Date of decision
03/08/22