CLA placement moves by average distance
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The average distances of placement moves during the year for all children looked after at 31 March.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after: A focus on placement location
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 40
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Average (mean) distance (miles) of placement
- Average (median) distance (miles) of placement
- Filters
- Number of placements for CLA during the year
- Time period
- 2015 to 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_name | country_code | num_placements | average_distance_mean | average_distance_median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | CLA with one placement during the year | 13.7 | 5.3 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | CLA with two placements during the year | 16.3 | 6 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | CLA with three or more placements during the year | 19.4 | 6.8 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | All CLA | 16.0 | 5.9 |
| 2016 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | CLA with one placement during the year | 13.8 | 5.3 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| average_distance_mean | Average (mean) distance (miles) of placement |
| average_distance_median | Average (median) distance (miles) of placement |
| num_placements | Number of placements for CLA during the year |
Footnotes
- Distance is the distance in miles between the child's home and placement. In some cases this is not known, for example UASC, or not recorded for confidentiality reasons, such as some children placed for adoption.
- All placements for a child are included in the calculations. e.g. for children with 2 placements, both placements contribute towards average distances.
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Email: Martyn.RATH@education.gov.ukContact name: Martyn Rath