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.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- 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
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | age | in_touch | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Aged 17 to 18 | Local authority in touch with care leaver | 13370 | 94 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Aged 17 to 18 | Local authority not in touch with care leaver | 640 | 4 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Aged 17 to 18 | Total | 14300 | 100 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Aged 17 to 18 | Young person no longer requires services | 230 | 2 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Aged 17 to 18 | Young person refuses contact | 50 | k |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age | Age |
| in_touch | Contact with local authority |
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
Footnotes
- 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.
- In touch, activity and accommodation information for 17-21 year old care leavers relates to contact around their birthday.
- '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.
- 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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