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  • National - Children who started to be looked after during the years ending 31 March

    Children who started to be looked after during the year, by gender, age on starting, category of need, ethnicity, legal status, previous permanence and placement type. Data formerly in tables C1 and C2. Footnotes: 1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. 2. No new applications for freeing orders may be made on or after 30 December 2005, they were replaced by placement orders. 3. 'Youth Justice legal statuses' refers to children: remanded to LA accommodation or youth detention accommodation under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012; placed in LA accommodation under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; or, sentenced to a youth rehabilitation order with residence or intensive fostering requirement under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (as amended). 4. Only the first occasion on which a child started to be looked after in the year has been counted. 5. Foster placements 'not Fostering for Adoption or concurrent planning' include children in long term foster placements. 6. In 2020 there were 13 secure units in England, therefore most placements will inevitably be outside the council boundary.
    Status
    This is not the latest data
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    Children looked after in England including adoptions
    Release
    Reporting year 2020
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percent
    Filters
    • Characteristic
    Time period
    2018 to 2020
    File

  • National - Duration of placements by type ceasing during the year

    Duration of placement ceasing during the year, by placement type. Data formerly in table B3. Footnotes: 1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages and averages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. 2. A placement may cease but the child will continue to be looked after if a new placement begins immediately. This table gives counts of placements, not children. If a child has more than one placement in the year then each will be included.
    Status
    This is not the latest data
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    Children looked after in England including adoptions
    Release
    Reporting year 2020
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percent
    Filters
    • Duration of placements
    • Placement type
    Time period
    2018 to 2020
    File

  • LA - Children who started to be looked after during the year

    Local authority level data for children who started to be looked after during the year by: - age group -  category of need -  gender -  legal status -  numbers taken into care Footnotes: 1. National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. 2. No new applications for freeing orders may be made on or after 30 December 2005, they were replaced by placement orders. 3. Only the first occasion on which a child started to be looked after in the year has been counted. 4. For some local authorities, such as Kent, the figures may be impacted by significant numbers of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
    Status
    This is not the latest data
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    Children looked after in England including adoptions
    Release
    Reporting year 2020
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Number of children
    • Percentage of children
    Filters
    • Characteristics by detail
    Time period
    2018 to 2020
    File

  • LA - Children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year, or aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years and who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years

    Local authority level data on children looked after at 31 March with three of more placements during the year, or aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years and who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years. Footnotes: 1. National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. 2. Figures are based on children aged under 16 that were looked after on 31 March for a continuous period of at least 2.5 years; and include only children living in the same placement for at least two years or if they have been placed for adoption, their adoptive placement and their previous placement combined last for at least two years. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements. Note the methodology has changed compared to figures published in previous years – so in the 2020 publication the figures now a. exclude children who started a period of care under an agreed series of short-term placements which later became continuous and b. include children in fostering placements with relative(s) or friend(s) or other foster carers who is/are also an approved adopter(s) – fostering for adoption/concurrent planning (placement codes U2 and U5) as a placement change. 3. A child is included as having been a. in care for at least 2.5 years if their period of care start date was on or before the 30 September of the relevant year  and b. in their current placement for at least 2 years if their episode start date for the relevant placement was on or before the 31 March of the relevant year.
    Status
    This is not the latest data
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    Children looked after in England including adoptions
    Release
    Reporting year 2020
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Number of children
    • Percentage of total children
    Filters
    • Children looked after
    Time period
    2018 to 2020
    File

  • LA - Accommodation of care leavers

    Local authority level data on care leavers aged 17 to 21, by accommodation type (as measured on or around their birthday). Footnotes: 1. National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority. 2. 'Local authority not in touch' excludes young people where activity information is known, as a third party provided it even though the local authority is not directly in touch with the young person. 3. Accommodated with parents or relatives is likely to be an under count - if a young person's former foster carer is a relative they should be recorded as accommodated with their former foster carer. 4. For some local authorities, such as Kent, the figures may be impacted by significant numbers of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
    Status
    This is not the latest data
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    Children looked after in England including adoptions
    Release
    Reporting year 2020
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Number of leavers
    • Percentage of leavers by accommodation type
    Filters
    • Accommodation type
    • Age at end
    Time period
    2018 to 2020
    File

  • National - Children looked after at 31 March by placement provider, placement type and locality

    Children looked after at 31 March by placement type, placement location (inside or outside the council boundary) and placement provider. Data formerly in table A5. Footnotes: 1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. 2. Placement locality denotes whether or not the placement is within the geographical boundary of the responsible LA. 3. Placement provider is not applicable for children placed with parents. 'Placement provider not reported' includes children placed under other (unspecified) placements and some children placed for adoption (where information may be withheld to protect the whereabouts of the child)
    Status
    This is not the latest data
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    Children looked after in England including adoptions
    Release
    Reporting year 2020
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percentage
    Filters
    • Placement provider
    • Placement type and locality
    Time period
    2018 to 2020
    File

  • National - Care leavers by whether their accommodation is suitable

    Care leavers, aged 17 to 21, by whether their accommodation is deemed to be suitable. Data formerly in tables F2 and F4. Footnotes: 1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority. 2. Accommodation suitable/not suitable figures also exclude young people who have gone abroad, been deported or their residence is not know as in these cases the suitability of the accommodation will be unknown. Regulation 9(2) of the Care Leavers Regulations defines what is meant by 'Suitable accommodation'. 'Not known' includes young people whose accommodation is not known because either the local authority is not in touch, or the young person has refused contact or no longer requires services.
    Status
    This is not the latest data
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    Children looked after in England including adoptions
    Release
    Reporting year 2020
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number of care leavers
    • Percentage
    Filters
    • Age of care leaver
    • Suitability of accommodation
    Time period
    2018 to 2020
    File

  • National - Care leavers who left foster care aged 18 and who were eligible for care leaver support (Staying Put)

    Young people aged 18, 19 and 20 who ceased to be looked after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday, were eligible for care leavers support and who were living with their former foster carer. Data formerly in table F2 and F4. Footnotes: 1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority.
    Status
    This is not the latest data
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    Children looked after in England including adoptions
    Release
    Reporting year 2020
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • 1. Young people who ceased to be looked after in a foster placement on their 18th birthday and were eligible for care leaver support
    • 2. Total living with former foster carers in the current year
    • 3. Percentage living with former foster carers in the current year
    Filters
    • Age of care leaver in the year
    Time period
    2018 to 2020
    File

  • National - Care leavers who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

    Care leavers, aged 17 to 21, who were formerly unaccompanied asylum seeking children, by gender. Data formerly in table F1 and F3. Footnotes: 1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority.
    Status
    This is not the latest data
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    Children looked after in England including adoptions
    Release
    Reporting year 2020
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number of care leavers
    • Percentage
    Filters
    • Age of care leaver
    • Gender
    Time period
    2018 to 2020
    File

  • National - Children looked after who were adopted during the year ending 31 March

    Children looked after who were adopted in the year, by gender, age group at adoption, age at starting final period of care, primary need, ethnicity, duration of final period of care and final legal status. Data formerly in table E1. Note: Age group at adoption and age at starting final period of care include an average age value; duration of final period of care includes an average duration. These values are in the 'Number' indicator but are in the format (years:month). Footnotes: 1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. 2. Category of need is the main category of the eight “need codes” at the time the child started to be looked after. 3. No new applications for freeing orders may be made on or after 30 December 2005, they were replaced by placement orders. 4. Period of care refers to a continuous period of being looked after, which may include more than one placement or legal status.
    Status
    This is not the latest data
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Publication
    Children looked after in England including adoptions
    Release
    Reporting year 2020
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percent
    Filters
    • Characteristics
    Time period
    2018 to 2020
    File
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