Data set from Children in need

A1 National time series of children in need, referrals and assessments

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Published 26 October 2023

Last updated 26 October 2023

Children in need, episodes of need, and referrals and assessments completed by children's social care services.

Data set details

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	category	category_type	number	rate	percent
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need	Episodes of need at any point in the year	766050	651.3	z
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need	Children in Need at any point during the year	712650	605.9	z
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need	Episodes of need starting in the year	403630	343.2	z
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	376550	320.1	z
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need	Episodes of need ending in the year	362960	308.6	z

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable name	Variable description
category_type	Category type
number	Number
percent	Percentage
rate	Rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years

Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in 2021 and 2022 national totals, and regional totals for inner London and London. Refer to the methodology section for more information.

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