Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to 145 councils have revealed widespread differences in the proportion of looked-after children diagnosed with autism.
Among councils that responded, 19 (13 per cent) did not know whether any of their looked-after children had been diagnosed with autism, while six declined to respond.
Of the 120 councils that did supply figures, two said none of their looked-after children had been diagnosed. This includes the Corporation of London which had just eight children in its care when the request was made, and also Calderdale Council, which had a children in care population of 301.
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