CLA on 31 March by placement stability - NATIONAL
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Children looked after on 31 March each year, by gender, age group (on 31 March), ethnicity, first legal status during the year (or previous 2 years), first placement during the year (or previous 2 years), unaccompanied/non-unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and number of placements during the year (or previous 2 years) (placement stability).
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- CLA group
- Characteristic
- Number of placements
- Time period
- 2020 to 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | cla_group | population_group | characteristic | placement_stability | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 12 months on 31 March | Age group | 1 to 4 years | Total children | 6820 | 100 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 12 months on 31 March | Age group | 1 to 4 years | With 1 placement during the year | 4030 | 59 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 12 months on 31 March | Age group | 1 to 4 years | With 2 placements during the year | 2250 | 33 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 12 months on 31 March | Age group | 1 to 4 years | With 3 or more placements during the year | 550 | 8 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 12 months on 31 March | Age group | 10 to 15 years | Total children | 25580 | 100 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Characteristic |
| cla_group | CLA group |
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
| placement_stability | Number of placements |
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 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.
- First placement and legal status during the year, excluding a small number of children for whom placement on 31 March and corresponding legal status has been used. See methodology document for further information.
- Includes children looked after on 31 March each year who also spent at least one day in care in the previous year ending 31 March
- First placement and legal status during the previous 2 years, excluding a small number of children for whom placement on 31 March and corresponding legal status has been used. See methodology document for further information.
- '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).
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