Data set from Children in need

D5 Child Protection Plans at 31 March by duration and local authority

Latest data
Published
Last updated
Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March by duration of the plan.

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children in need
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of children who were the subject of a plan at 31 March
  • 3 months or less
  • More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months
Time period
2013 to 2024

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_namecategoryCPP_At313_months_or_less3_months_or_less_percentmore_than_3_months_6_monthsmore_than_3_months_6_months_percentmore_than_6_months_less_than_1_yearmore_than_6_months_less_than_1_year_percent1_year_less_than_2_years1_year_less_than_2_years_percent2_years_or_more2_years_or_more_percent
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandChild Protection Plans by length of time499001481029.71232024.71351027.179801612702.6
2024Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastChild Protection Plans by length of time3540121034.195026.991025.842012401.2
2024Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestChild Protection Plans by length of time7800209026.8197025.3226029129016.51902.4
2024Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberChild Protection Plans by length of time5670174030.7142025.1149026.488015.51402.4
2024Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000004East MidlandsChild Protection Plans by length of time3870117030.293024.1107027.563016.2701.9

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 11 variables
Variable nameVariable description
1_year_less_than_2_years1 year but less than 2 years
1_year_less_than_2_years_percent1 year but less than 2 years (%)
2_years_or_more2 years and over
2_years_or_more_percent2 years and over (%)
3_months_or_less3 months or less

Footnotes

  1. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
  2. The duration of a child protection plan at 31 March is calculated as the time between the child protection plan start date and 31 March of the reporting year.

Using this data

  • Download the underlying data as a compressed ZIP file

  • View or create your own tables

    View tables that we have built for you, or create your own tables from open data using our table tool

Download this data using code

Access this data using common programming languages using the URL below.

Example code