Data set from Children looked after in England including adoptions

CLA during the year by placement type, distance and locality - NATIONAL

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Published 17 November 2022

Last updated 17 November 2022

Number of new placements for children looked after during the year by locality of placement and distance between home and placement. 

Data formerly in table B2.

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions
• Release: Reporting year 2022
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number
  • Percentage
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
  • Type of placement
• Time period: 2018 to 2022

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	cla_group	characteristic	number	percentage
2018	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Foster Placements	1. 20 miles or less	41340	79
2018	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Foster Placements	2. Over 20 miles	8090	15
2018	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Living Independently	1. 20 miles or less	3830	57
2018	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Living Independently	2. Over 20 miles	900	13
2018	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Other	1. 20 miles or less	800	82

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristic
cla_group	Type of placement
number	Number
percentage	Percentage

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Footnotes

1. Placement locality denotes whether or not the placement is within the geographical boundary of the responsible LA.
2. Placements denotes the total number of new placements starting during the year - if a child has for example, more than one foster placement then both will be counted. Living independently includes children in residential employment. Other includes placement in residential schools and other placements
3. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. 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.
4. 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.

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