Care leaver death notifications
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Number of serious incident notifications for care leaver deaths for each reporting year, by age. These notifications are provided on a voluntary basis and so should be treated with a degree of caution with regard to their representativeness.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Serious incident notifications
- Release
- Reporting year 2026
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 6
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of serious incident notifications
- Filters
- Breakdown
- Time period
- 2025 to 2026
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | breakdown_topic | breakdown | number_notifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | 106 |
| 2026 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 16 to 21 | 63 |
| 2026 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 22 to 24 | 43 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Total | Total | 91 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 16 to 21 | 66 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | Breakdown |
| number_notifications | Number of serious incident notifications |
Footnotes
- Care leaver death notifications are provided on a voluntary basis and so should be treated with a degree of caution with regard to their representativeness of care leaver deaths.
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If you have a specific enquiry about Care leaver death notifications statistics and data:
Children’s Services Statistics Team
Email: sin.stats@education.gov.ukContact name: Andy Brook