Data set from Children looked after in England including adoptions

Time series of CLA data - 1994 to 2023 - NATIONAL

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Published 16 November 2023

Last updated 16 November 2023

National time series - 1994 to 2023. Covering:

Children looked after on 31 March
Children who started to be looked after in the year
Children who ceased to be looked after in the year
Children looked after who were adopted
Children looked after on 31 March who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children

Data formerly in table H1.

Data set details

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	population_count	number
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children ceasing to be looked after during the year	31680
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children looked after at 31 March	83840
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children looked after at 31 March who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children	7290
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children looked after who were adopted during the year	2960
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children starting to be looked after during the year	33000

Table showing all 2 variables
Variable name	Variable description
number	Number
population_count	Population count - Select the population measure you require

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 children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
Only the first occasion on which a child started to be looked after in the LA during year has been counted. The care of a small number of children each year is transferred between LAs, in national figures these children will be counted as starting once within each LA. For more information see the methodology document.
Only the last occasion on which a child ceased to be looked after in the LA during the year has been counted. The care of a small number of children each year is transferred between LAs, in national figures these children will be counted as ceasing once within each LA. For more information see the methodology document.
Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Figures for 1998 to 2003 are based on a one-third sample.

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