FOI request (FOIR-729500970)

Looked after children

Requested Tue 08 July 2025
Responded Wed 09 July 2025

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, relating to looked after children in your care:

For each calendar year from 2020 to 2024 (inclusive), please provide:

a. The total number of looked after children (children in the care of the local authority).

b. The number of looked after children who were identified as being at risk of exploitation. This includes, but is not limited to, risks associated with child sexual exploitation (CSE), child criminal exploitation (CCE), and trafficking.

c. Of those identified as being at risk of exploitation, the number of children who were reported missing from care during that year.

If available, I would appreciate the data being broken down by year, and in electronic format.

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Response

Information not held.

Looked after Children are dealt with by East Sussex County Council Children's Services, please visit their website for further information:

https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk