Care leavers activity - LA
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Local authority level data on care leavers, aged 17 to 21, by activity (as measured on or around their birthday).
For some local authorities, such as Kent or Croydon, 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 2021
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Activity
- Age
- Time period
- 2018 to 2021
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | age | activity | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Education other than higher education | 5760 | 48 | |||||
| 2021 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Higher education i.e. studies beyond A level | 440 | 4 | |||||
| 2021 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | In training or employment | 1650 | 14 | |||||
| 2021 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Not in education, training or employment, owing to illness or disability | 350 | 3 | |||||
| 2021 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Not in education, training or employment, owing to other reasons | 2970 | 25 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| activity | Activity |
| age | Age |
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
Footnotes
- National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority.
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