Data set from Children looked after in England including adoptions

17-21 year old care leavers in contact with the responsible authority - LA

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Local authority level data on care leavers, aged 17 to 21, by whether the LA was in touch (as measured on or around their birthday). For some local authorities, the figures may be impacted by significant numbers of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children looked after in England including adoptions
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number
  • Percentage
Filters
  • Age
  • Contact with local authority
Time period
2020 to 2024

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codela_namenew_la_codeagein_touchnumberpercentage
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandAged 17 to 18Local authority in touch with care leaver1337094
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandAged 17 to 18Local authority not in touch with care leaver6404
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandAged 17 to 18Total14300100
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandAged 17 to 18Young person no longer requires services2302
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandAged 17 to 18Young person refuses contact50k

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable nameVariable description
ageAge
in_touchContact with local authority
numberNumber
percentagePercentage

Footnotes

  1. National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. However, users looking for a longer time series may wish to check for the equivalent table in earlier releases of this publication. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority. Figures for the number of care leavers who have died each year can be found in the methodology document.
  2. In touch, activity and accommodation information for 17-21 year old care leavers relates to contact around their birthday.
  3. 'Local authority not in touch' excludes young people where activity information is known, as a third party provided it even though the local authority is not directly in touch with the young person.
  4. Hampshire local authority reported some data quality issues with their care leaver data due to a new record management system in 2024, alternative methods are being used  within the authority to provide assurance of performance  and outcomes.

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