CLA who were the subject of a special guardianship order during the year - NATIONAL
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Children looked after who were the subject of a special guardianship order (SGO) in the year, by gender, age group at SGO, age at starting final period of care, primary need, ethnicity, duration of final period of care and final legal status.
Data formerly in table E5.
Note: Age group at SGO and age at starting final period of care include an average age value; duration of final period of care includes an average duration. These values are in the 'Number' indicator but are in the format (years:month).
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2023
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Characteristic
- Time period
- 2019 to 2023
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | cla_group | characteristic | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age at special guardianship order | 1 to 4 years | 1520 | 40 |
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age at special guardianship order | 10 to 15 years | 820 | 21 |
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age at special guardianship order | 16 years and over | 120 | 3 |
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age at special guardianship order | 5 to 9 years | 960 | 25 |
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age at special guardianship order | Average age (years:months) | 6:2 | z |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Characteristic |
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. 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.
- Period of care refers to a continuous period of being looked after, which may include more than one placement or legal status.
- Category of need is the main category of the eight “need codes” at the time the child started to be looked after.
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