Data set from Children in need

C1 Referrals and re-referrals to children's social care services by local authority

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Referrals to children's social care services, referrals within 12 months of a previous referral, referrals which resulted in no further action and referrals which were assessed and resulted in no further action.


Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children in need
Release type
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of children with a referral in the year
  • Number of children with a referral within 12 months of a previous referral
  • Number of children with a referral within 12 months of a previous referral (%)
Time period
2013 to 2023

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameCategoryReferralsReferrals_rateRe_referralsRe_referrals_percentNo_Further_ActionNo_Further_Action_percentNot_in_NeedNot_in_Need_percentReferrals_childReferrals_child_rateRe_referrals_childRe_referrals_child_percent
2023Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandReferrals and Re-referrals640430544.514377022.4453407.119146029.956696048211931021
2023Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastReferrals and Re-referrals34790662.8784022.56201.81145032.930920589671021.7
2023Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestReferrals and Re-referrals82720529.61852022.454306.62194026.5737304721577021.4
2023Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberReferrals and Re-referrals65790573.81452022.1327051959029.8587005121233021
2023Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000004East MidlandsReferrals and Re-referrals55590561.41346024.248108.62121038.248400488.81106022.9

Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 12 variables
Variable nameVariable description
No_Further_ActionReferrals which resulted in no further action
No_Further_Action_percentReferrals which resulted in no further action (%)
Not_in_NeedReferrals which resulted in an assessment and the child was assessed not to be in need
Not_in_Need_percentReferrals which resulted in an assessment and the child was assessed not to be in need (%)
Re_referralsRe-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral

Footnotes

  1. Rates per 10,000 children are calculated based on ONS mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years.
  2. If a child has more than one referral in a reporting year, then each referral is counted.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 2021 and 2022 national totals, and regional totals for inner London and London. Refer to the methodology section for more information.

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