C1 Referrals and re-referrals to children's social care services by local authority
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children in need
- API data set ID
- 342f9a01-26f0-2a71-91a1-f8bc0bee8b11
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- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 2,132
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Referrals in the year
- Number of children with a referral in the year
- Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral
- Time period
- 2013 to 2025
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | category | referral_count | rereferral_count | rereferral_percent | no_further_action_count | no_further_action_percent | not_in_need_count | not_in_need_percent | referral_child_count | rereferral_child_count | rereferral_child_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Referrals and Re-referrals | 632830 | 142900 | 22.6 | 41340 | 6.5 | 194620 | 30.8 | 557810 | 116950 | 21 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Referrals and Re-referrals | 32490 | 6730 | 20.7 | 390 | 1.2 | 10160 | 31.3 | 29100 | 5710 | 19.6 | |||
| 2025 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000002 | North West | Referrals and Re-referrals | 86120 | 18730 | 21.7 | 4420 | 5.1 | 23620 | 27.4 | 77010 | 15980 | 20.7 | |||
| 2025 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000003 | Yorkshire and The Humber | Referrals and Re-referrals | 63590 | 13790 | 21.7 | 3730 | 5.9 | 18470 | 29 | 56770 | 11620 | 20.5 | |||
| 2025 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000004 | East Midlands | Referrals and Re-referrals | 53190 | 13120 | 24.7 | 4710 | 8.9 | 19020 | 35.8 | 46280 | 10710 | 23.1 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| no_further_action_count | Referrals which resulted in no further action |
| no_further_action_percent | Referrals which resulted in no further action (%) |
| not_in_need_count | Referrals subsequently assessed as not in need |
| not_in_need_percent | Referrals subsequently assessed as not in need (%) |
| referral_child_count | Number of children with a referral in the year |
Footnotes
- 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.
- There is significant variation between local authorities in the number of referrals which resulted in no further action without an assessment taking place. This is likely to be explained by differences in local practice.
- There is significant variation between local authorities in the number of referrals which resulted in the child being assessed as not in need. This is likely to be explained by differences in local practice.
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- C1 Referrals and re-referrals to children's social care services by local authority
- API data set ID
- 342f9a01-26f0-2a71-91a1-f8bc0bee8b11
- API data set version
- 1.0
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