CLA during the year by characteristics - LA
Latest data
Published
Last updated
Local authority level data for children looked after during the year by placement locality and by reason for placement change. For some local authorities, the figures may be impacted by significant numbers of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
On this page
Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Characteristic
- Time period
- 2020 to 2024
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 | cla_group | characteristic | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Location of new placements during the year | Distance not known or not recorded | 15970 | 16 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Location of new placements during the year | Placed inside LA boundary less than 20 miles from home | 44110 | 45 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Location of new placements during the year | Placed inside LA boundary more than 20 miles from home | 4270 | 4 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Location of new placements during the year | Placed outside LA boundary less than 20 miles from home | 19400 | 20 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Location of new placements during the year | Placed outside LA boundary more than 20 miles from home | 14980 | 15 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Characteristic |
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
Footnotes
- National and regional 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.
- Placement locality denotes whether or not the placement is within the geographical boundary of the responsible LA.
- Distance is the distance in miles between the child's home and placement. In some cases this is not known, for example UASC, or not recorded for confidentiality reasons, such as some children placed for adoption.
- Placements denotes the total number of new placements starting during the year - if a child has for example, more than one foster placement then both will be counted. Living independently includes children in residential employment. Other includes placement in residential schools and other placements
Using this data
Download the underlying data as a compressed ZIP file
View or create your own tables
View tables that we have built for you, or create your own tables from open data using our table tool
Download this data using code
Access this data using common programming languages using the URL below.