CLA by placement distance locality and by age
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Children looked after on 31 March each year, by distance locality and age.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after: A focus on placement location
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 360
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Age group for the child
- Distance locality of placement
- Time period
- 2015 to 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_name | country_code | location_distance | age_group | child_count | percent_count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Inside LA boundary | Under 1 year | 2530 | 68.49648459 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Inside LA boundary | 1 to 4 years | 6430 | 63.93034826 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Inside LA boundary | 5 to 9 years | 9010 | 62.96917593 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Inside LA boundary | 10 to 15 years | 14940 | 57.08446346 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Inside LA boundary | 16 years and over | 8720 | 57.25261015 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_group | Age group for the child |
| child_count | Number |
| location_distance | Distance locality of placement |
| percent_count | Percentage |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k' . Historical data may differ from older children looked after publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the publication. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
- For CLA with a placement distance not known or not recorded - in most cases this will be because the child was UASC, but it could also be because the home address was not known or for reasons of confidentiality.
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Email: Martyn.RATH@education.gov.ukContact name: Martyn Rath