FOI reference: FOI-2026-3459
You asked
Can you please inform me:
How many (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ have had contact with the criminal justice system in the UK
- Of this number, what was the breakdown by level/department of the Criminal Justice System
Of those (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ with contact with the criminal justice system in the UK, what per cent were criminally charged
Of those (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ criminally charged in the UK, what per cent received (1) a prison/custodial sentence (2) suspended sentence, or other, and if so, what
Of those (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ sentenced to prison in the UK, what is the breakdown of the institution they were sent
Of those (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ sentenced to prison in the UK, what was the average, shortest and longest sentence
Of those (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ sentenced to a suspended sentence in the UK, what was the average, shortest and longest sentence
Of those (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ criminally charged in the UK, what were the classifications of offence(s)
Of the (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ who have had contact with the criminal justice system in the UK, what type of placement were they living in immediately prior to the offence
Of the (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ who have been convicted of a crime in the UK, what type of placement were they living in immediately prior to the offence
- Any further information on the type of previous placements prior to contact with the CJS and/or imprisonment
Of those (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ sentenced to prison in the UK, what type of accommodation where they placed with upon leaving prison
How many a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ became homeless following leaving prison (1) immediately (2) within 1 month (3) within 6 months (4) within a year, (5) more than a year
How many a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ were homeless prior to their contact with the CJS
How many (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ leaving prison are referred to support services
- What type of support services are they referring to
- How does the number of referrals and types of services referred to compare to non-Care Experienced people of the same age range
How many (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ have died (1) whilst in prison, (2) within 6 months of leaving prison, (3) during the course of a suspended sentence (4) within 6 months of ending a suspended sentence (5) whilst working with probation services (6) within 6 months of finishing working with probation services
- Of this number, how many were self-inflicted deaths
How many (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ have died (1) following police contact (2) following a court appearance
- Of this number, how many were self-inflicted deaths
Of those (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ (1) with contact with the CJS (2) criminally convicted without a prison sentence (3) sentenced to prison in the UK, how many were parents
- Of this number, what was the average of their children
Of those (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ (1) with contact with the CJS (2) criminally convicted without a prison sentence (3) sentenced to prison in the UK, how many were NEET (not in education, employment or training)
Of those (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ (1) with contact with the CJS (2) criminally convicted without a prison sentence (3) sentenced to prison in the UK, how many reported struggling to read or write
Any further data/information on the impact of (1) contact with the CJS (2) a criminal conviction (3) a custodial sentence on the later life outcomes of (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ in the UK
And for all of the above:
How this number is broken down by gender
Of this number, how many were diagnosed with a disability/chronic illness
Of this, how many were diagnosed with (1) SEN/neurodiversity (2) mental illness (3) physical illness
How this number is broken down by country within the UK
How this number is broken down by region within England
How does this compare to non-Care Experienced people of the same demographics
The above information/data pertaining to (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ in and around Cambridgeshire
Any further data/information on (a) Looked After Children, (b) Care Leavers aged 18-25) and (c) Care Experienced people aged 18+ contact with the criminal justice system
We said
Thank you for your request.
Unfortunately, we do not hold data on looked after children, care leavers or care experienced people and their contact with the criminal justice system. We are unable to provide the statistics that you have requested.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) are primarily responsible for data on offenders and publish official statistics relating to the operation of the criminal and civil justice systems and may be able to provide some data requested. They can be contacted at CJS_Statistics@justice.gov.uk. Additionally, the Department for Education holds data on looked after children and care leavers. The Department for Education can be contacted via their Contact Form on the DfE website.
If you have any further questions, please email us at crimestatistics@ons.gov.uk and we will endeavour to help.