The number of children taken into care in Oldham in 2014 was 39.7% higher than the figure for 2012

Figures obtained under a recent freedom of information request show that the number of children taken into care in Oldham in 2014 was 39.7% higher than the figure for 2012, no clarification or indication of any underlying cause was given . Questions need to be asked about the underlying causes for this huge increase of children in care at a time when social care budgets are facing substantial monetary cutbacks.