Data set from Children in need

A1 National time series of children in need, referrals and assessments, England 2013 to 2021

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Published 28 October 2021

Last updated 28 October 2021

Children in need, episodes of need, 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
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need	Episodes of need at any point in the year	728440	602.3	z
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need	Children in Need at any point during the year	679340	561.8	z
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need	Episodes of need starting in the year	380020	314.2	z
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	355260	293.8	z
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children in Need	Episodes of need ending in the year	339950	281.1	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

If a child has more than one referral in a reporting year, then each referral is counted.
Rates per 10,000 of the population of children aged under 18 years are calculated using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
A child can have more than one episode of need throughout the year, but episodes should not overlap.

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