Number of young people known to care services who died rises by a third

The majority of deaths occurred in two age cohorts, infants under 12 months and 11- to 16-year-olds.

The number of young people known to care services who died last year rose by a third compared to the figure for 2019.

The details are contained in the latest annual report by the National Review Panel (NRP), which found that of the 30 young people who died — up nine compared with the figure a year before — seven died by suicide, two were victims of homicide, and six deaths were accidental, with two others the result of road traffic accidents.