"More than 13,000 cases of children going missing from foster care were recorded last year, with more than 500 incidents linked to child sexual exploitation (CSE), latest figures show. Children went missing from foster care on more than 13,000 occasions in 2013/14."
"Annual data compiled by Ofsted shows that 4,245 young people went missing from foster care on 13,305 occasions during 2013/14, an average of around three times each. In 2012/13, 3,345 children went missing a total of 9,764 times."
"The number of incidents rose most steeply for placements provided by independent fostering agencies which had 7,805 incidents in 2013/14, compared with 5,462 in 2012/13, an increase of 43 per cent."
"Meanwhile, there was a 28 per cent increase in cases of children going missing from local authority approved foster carers – up from 4,302 in 2012/13 to 5,500 in 2013/14."
"The most common reason for children going missing was because they wanted to get in contact with family or friends, which accounted for 6,596 incidents."
"However, 528 incidents were linked to CSE. A further 586 incidents were linked to offending behaviour, and 431 to substance misuse."
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