Serious incident notifications - total only, LA and regional breakdown
Number of serious incident notifications for the financial year, by local authority and region.
PLEASE NOTE: Neither high nor low numbers of serious incident notifications alone should be interpreted as a performance measure of the local authority or its workforce. When interpreting data on serious incident notifications, local authority contextual information is an important consideration. Local authorities with larger populations tend to be more likely to report more serious incident notifications than those with smaller populations. Those with higher levels of deprivation also tend to be more likely to report higher rates of serious incident notifications than those with lower levels of deprivation. In addition, whilst reporting has improved in recent years, the Department cannot be certain that all incidents that meet the definition for a serious incident notification are notified. Data relating to population size, the number of Children in Need and deprivation have been included to provide further contextual information to the data on serious incident notifications.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Serious incident notifications
- Release
- Financial year 2020-21
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- IDACI Average score in 2019
- Number of Children in Need at 31 March
- Number of Serious Incident Notifications
- Time period
- 2018-19 to 2020-21
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | number | cin_31march | idaci_avgscore_2019 | ons_midyear_population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202021 | Financial year | National | E92000001 | England | 536 | 388490 | : | 12093290 | |||||
| 202021 | Financial year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | 30 | 24610 | : | 533640 | |||
| 202021 | Financial year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | 90 | 57670 | : | 1571580 | |||
| 202021 | Financial year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 40 | 41200 | : | 1174360 | |||
| 202021 | Financial year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | 40 | 29250 | : | 1007900 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| cin_31march | Number of Children in Need at 31 March |
| idaci_avgscore_2019 | IDACI Average score in 2019 |
| number | Number of Serious Incident Notifications |
| ons_midyear_population | ONS mid-year population estimates |
Footnotes
- The source of the data on serious incident notifications is the Child Safeguarding Notification System. The data shows the number of incidents reported in the financial year, rather than the number of incidents that occurred in the financial year. The local authority should notify the Child Safeguarding Practice review panel within 5 working days of becoming aware that the incident has occurred; however, in rare cases, there can be a significant delay in local authorities notifying the panel of an incident. When interpreting data on serious incident notifications, local authority contextual information is an important consideration. Local authorities with larger populations tend to be more likely to report more serious incident notifications than those with smaller populations. Those with higher levels of deprivation also tend to be more likely to report higher rates of serious incident notifications than those with lower levels of deprivation. In addition, whilst reporting has improved in recent years, the Department cannot be certain that all incidents that meet the definition for a serious incident notification are notified. For these reasons, neither high nor low numbers of serious incident notifications alone should be interpreted as a performance measure of the local authority or its workforce. 'c' has been used where applicable to protect confidentiality. Regional figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
- The unitary local authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole was formed on 1 April 2019 by the merger of the previous unitary authorities Bournemouth and Poole, and the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch. As a result, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole data is available for 2019/20 and 2020/21, but not for 2018/19. Conversely, data for Bournemouth and data for Poole is available for 2018/19 but not for 2019/20 and 2020/21. The non-metropolitan districts of Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset, Purbeck and East Dorset combined with Dorset County Council to form Dorset Council on 1 April 2019; as a result, there is one data entry for Dorset for 2018/19 and another separate entry for Dorset for 2019/20 and 2020/21.
- The source of the data for the IDACI Average score figures is the English indices of deprivation 2019. These figures have been added to provide further contextual information to the data on serious incident notifications. The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures the proportion of all children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived families. The average score for a given LA is calculated by taking the (population weighted) average of the combined scores for the LSOAs (Lower Super Output Areas) under that particular LA. The values range from 0.032 to 0.327, with a higher score indicating that the LA is more deprived according to this measure.
- The source of the data for the Children in Need at 31 March figures is the Characteristics of Children in Need National Statistics release. These figures have been added to provide further contextual information to the data on serious incident notifications. 2021 data for Hackney is not available for the year ending 31 March 2021 but 2020 data has been included in the 2021 national total and regional totals for Inner London and London. National and regional figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
- Mid-year ONS population estimates are based on children aged 0 to 17 years in England. These figures have been added to provide further contextual information to the data on serious incident notifications. National and regional figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.
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