LA - Children looked after numbers and rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years
Local authority level data for:
- Children looked after at 31 March
- Children who started to be looked after during the year
- Children who ceased to be looked after during the year
Data includes numbers of looked after children, population and rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years. Data formerly in tables LAA1, LAC1, LAD1.
Footnotes:
1. National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Rates rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
2. Rates per 10,000 children and young people aged under 18 years are calculated using the most recent mid-year population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
3. For some local authorities, such as Kent, the figures may be impacted by significant numbers of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2020
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of children looked after
- Population estimate
- Rate per 10 000 children aged under 18 years
- Filters
- CLA population count
- Time period
- 2018 to 2020
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 | population_count | population_estimate | number | rate_per_10000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children ceasing to be looked after each year | 12023570 | 29590 | 25 | |||||
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children starting to be looked after each year | 12023570 | 30970 | 26 | |||||
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after at 31 March each year | 12023570 | 80080 | 67 | |||||
| 2020 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Children ceasing to be looked after each year | 532060 | 2080 | 39 | |||
| 2020 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Children starting to be looked after each year | 532060 | 2420 | 46 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| number | Number of children looked after |
| population_count | CLA population count |
| population_estimate | Population estimate |
| rate_per_10000 | Rate per 10 000 children aged under 18 years |
Footnotes
- Before using this data, please check the metadata guidance document for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.
- Rates per 10,000 children are calculated using the most recent mid-year population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
- National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Rates rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
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