National - Children looked after at 31 March who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children
Children looked after at 31 March each year who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, by gender, age group (at 31 March), primary need and ethnicity. Data formerly in table A3.
Footnotes:
1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages 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. 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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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2020
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Characteristic
- Time period
- 2018 to 2020
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | CLA_group | Characteristic | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 16 years and over | 4330 | 86 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | Total children | 5000 | 100 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | Under 16 years | 680 | 14 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Category of need | N1. Abuse or neglect | 390 | 8 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Category of need | N2. Child disability | 0 | 0 |
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. 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.
- 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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