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<p>The total number of children looked after aged 16-17 from Black, Asian and minority
ethnic backgrounds who lived in independent or semi-independent accommodation on 31
March 2021 was 2,970 (which represents 50% of the children looked after population
aged 16-17 who lived in independent or semi-independent accommodation). The number
of children from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds from this age cohort
who lived in all care settings on 31 March 2021 was 6,910 (which represents 37% of
the children looked after population aged 16-17).</p><p>Figures on children looked
after for all ages by ethnicity and placement type were published in the Statistical
Release ‘Children looked after in England, including adoption: 2020 to 2021', which
is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2020-to-2021"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2020-to-2021</a>.</p>
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