Journey - duration
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For children looked after who entered care during 2015-16 (up until 2023-24), the time between entering care and moving into their first outside the LA boundary placement.
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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
- 9
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- The duration of the first out of area placement for a child
- Time period
- 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_name | country_code | first_ooa_duration | child_count | percent_count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Under 2 weeks | 11500 | 69.65 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | 2 to 8 weeks | 750 | 4.55 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | 8 weeks to 6 months | 950 | 5.76 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | 6 months to 1 year | 1290 | 7.8 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | 1 to 2 years | 1120 | 6.8 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| child_count | Number |
| first_ooa_duration | The duration of the first out of area placement for a child |
| percent_count | Percentage |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k' . Historical data may differ from older children looked after publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the publication. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
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