Data set from Children in need

D6 Child Protection Plans reviewed within timescales by local authority

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Children on protection plans at 31 March for at least three months who had reviews carried out within the required timescales.

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children in need
Release type
Number of rows
2,132
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March and who had been the subject of a plan for 3 or more months
  • Number reviewed within the required timescales
  • Percentage reviewed within the required timescales (%)
Time period
2013 to 2025

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_namecategoryCPP_At31_3MonthsReviewed_within_timescalesReviewed_within_timescales_percent
2025Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandChild Protection Plans reviewed within timescales339603078090.6
2025Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastChild Protection Plans reviewed within timescales2080184088.2
2025Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestChild Protection Plans reviewed within timescales5780516089.3
2025Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberChild Protection Plans reviewed within timescales3830356092.8
2025Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000004East MidlandsChild Protection Plans reviewed within timescales2740245089.6

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables
Variable nameVariable description
CPP_At31_3MonthsChildren who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March and who had been the subject of a plan for 3 or more months
Reviewed_within_timescalesNumber reviewed within the required timescales
Reviewed_within_timescales_percentPercentage reviewed within the required timescales (%)

Footnotes

  1. 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 the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
  2. Statutory guidance states that a child should have a review of their child protection plan within the first three months of being the subject of the plan, and then subsequently at intervals of not more than six months.

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