Over 400 Children Have Died in the Care of the State, Figures Show

The deaths took place in both regulated and non-regulated placements, with mortality rates of looked after children 16 times higher than the national average.

Undated photo, posed by a model, of a child sitting on some stairs in an unspecified location in England. NSPCC/PA

A total of 440 children have died in care over the last 10 years, government figures show.

Of those, 390 were housed in regulated accommodation such as foster or children’s homes, while 50 were in unregulated housing, including bedsits or hostels.