Data set from Children looked after in England including adoptions

CLA ceasing during the year - number of periods of care and placements - by age on ceasing

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CLA ceasing during the year by number of periods of care, number of placements and age on ceasing.

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children looked after in England including adoptions
Release type
Number of rows
770
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number
  • Percentage
Filters
  • Age on ceasing
  • Number of periods of care or placements
Time period
2021 to 2025

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_namecla_groupperiods_or_placementsage_on_ceasingchildren_countchildren_percent
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandNumber of periods of care11 to 4 years592019
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandNumber of periods of care110 to 15 years431014
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandNumber of periods of care116 to 17 years375012
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandNumber of periods of care118 years and over1188038
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandNumber of periods of care15 to 9 years339011

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable nameVariable description
age_on_ceasingAge on ceasing
children_countNumber
children_percentPercentage
periods_or_placementsNumber of periods of care or placements

Footnotes

  1. 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 publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. However, users looking for a longer time series may wish to check for the equivalent table in earlier releases of this publication. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
  2. Period of care refers to a continuous period of being looked after, which may include more than one placement or legal status.

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