Places approved and available, and children accommodated in individual secure children's homes
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Number of places approved and available for use, number of children accommodated and occupancy rate in individual secure children's homes, 2010 to 2024.
Individual home notes are:
- Beechfield was undergoing renovation between 2017 and 2019 whilst unoccupied. It closed in 2019.
- Swanwick Lodge reported in 2018 ongoing staffing issues and building works.
- Leverton Hall closed on 31 July 2014.
- Red Bank closed on 31 May 2014. It included the homes Newton House, Willows House and Vardy House.
- Adel Beck was previously known as East Moor until January 2015.
- Marydale Lodge was previously known as St Catherine's until 2020.
- Lansdowne was temporarily closed at the date of the 2023 collection and at the time it was approved for 7 places. It had reopened by the 2024 collection.
- Hillside is the secure children's home in Wales.
- Clare Lodge was temporarily restricted to 5 places in 2023, but returned to 16 places in summer 2023.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children accommodated in secure children's homes
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of places approved
- Number of places available
- Number of children accommodated
- Filters
- Secure children's home name
- Time period
- 2010 to 2024
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | secure_home | places_approved | places_available | children_accommodated | occupancy_rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | K04000001 | England and Wales | Total | 237 | 220 | 156 | 66 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | Institution | E92000001 | England | Beechfield | z | z | z | z |
| 2024 | Reporting year | Institution | E92000001 | England | Marydale | 12 | 12 | 6 | 50 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | Institution | E92000001 | England | Atkinson | 8 | 8 | c | c |
| 2024 | Reporting year | Institution | E92000001 | England | Swanwick Lodge | 10 | 10 | c | c |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| children_accommodated | Number of children accommodated |
| occupancy_rate | Percentage of approved places occupied (occupancy rate) |
| places_approved | Number of places approved |
| places_available | Number of places available |
| secure_home | Secure children's home name |
Footnotes
- Figures are at 31 March each year, except for 2020 where figures are at 29 February to reflect the position before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the national lockdown.
- 'c' denotes figures suppressed to preserve confidentiality.
- Percentages in charts and tables are rounded to the nearest whole number. Where percentages apply to a group of categories they may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
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