Placement type by child characteristics
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Placement type for children looked after by age, gender and ethnicity demographics at 31 March 2024.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after: A focus on placement location
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 192
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Characteristic
- Type of placement
- Time period
- 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | placement_type | characteristic | breakdown | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 1.Total foster placements | Age group | Under 1 year | 3,040 | 5.385420176 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 1.Total foster placements | Age group | 1 to 4 years | 8,260 | 14.64188818 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 1.Total foster placements | Age group | 5 to 9 years | 12,760 | 22.63224159 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 1.Total foster placements | Age group | 10 to 15 years | 22,830 | 40.48020144 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 1.Total foster placements | Age group | 16 years and over | 9,510 | 16.86024861 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | Characteristic |
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
| placement_type | Type of placement |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k' . Historical data may differ from older children looked after publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the publication. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
- The category 'Independent and semi-independent living arrangements/ supported accommodation' reports data for young people in placements in former semi-independent living arrangements and living independently up to and including 2023. From 2024 all placements are supported accommodation (registered with Ofsted). From 28 October 2023 it became illegal for young people to be placed in former semi independent and independent living placements. Supported accommodation providers were required to submit a completed application to Ofsted by 28 October 2023. In 2024, young people who were placed in former semi independent and independent living placements with providers who had not submitted a completed application by the deadline are reported within the 'Other' category.
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