Fostering providers by placement distance for CLA
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Children looked after by foster provider and type in England on 31 March each year, by placement distance.
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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
- 280
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of CLA
- Filters
- Distance of placement
- Type of foster placement
- Time period
- 2015 to 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_name | country_code | foster_placement_type | placement_distance | child_count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | All children in foster care | 20 miles or less | 42,120 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | All children in foster care | Over 20 miles | 7,520 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | All children in foster care | Distance not known or not recorded | 1,940 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | All children in foster care | Total | 51,570 |
| 2015 | Reporting year | National | England | E92000001 | Independent fostering agency (IFA) | 20 miles or less | 11,930 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| child_count | Number of CLA |
| foster_placement_type | Type of foster placement |
| placement_distance | Distance 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.
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