CLA on 31 March - local authority of placement net gain - by local authority
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LA data for CLA on 31 March by the number of children the LA places outside their LA and the number of children other LAs place within the LA.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 2,505
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- CLA on 31 March
- Filters
- Net gain
- Time period
- 2021 to 2025
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | characteristic | children_count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 1. Children who are the responsibility of other LAs placed within this LA boundary | 35290 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 2. Children who are the responsibility of this LA placed outside the LA boundary | 36350 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Net gain of children by responsible LA | -1060 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 1. Children who are the responsibility of other LAs placed within this LA boundary | 2210 | |||
| 2025 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 2. Children who are the responsibility of this LA placed outside the LA boundary | 2550 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Net gain |
| children_count | CLA on 31 March |
Footnotes
- National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c'. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
- Net gain is the difference between the number of children who are the responsibility of other LAs placed within this LA boundary and the number of children who are the responsibility of this LA placed outside the LA boundary.
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