Northern Ireland has the highest number of children in care since the introduction of the Children Order in 1995.
It comes as it emerged that Northern Ireland has the highest number of children in care since the Children Order was introduced in 1995. [...] The most recent figures show that as of 31 March 2021, there were 3,530 children in care in Northern Ireland. [...] In March 2016, 2,890 children were in care in Northern Ireland.