CLA numbers and rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years - LA
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Local authority level data for:
- Children looked after on 31 March
- Children who started to be looked after during the year
- Children who ceased to be looked after during the year
Data includes numbers of looked after children, formerly in tables LAA1, LAC1, LAD1.
Note: Figures for children looked after during the year can be found in the LA dataset on children who have gone missing or who are away from placement without authorisation.
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 2023
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of children looked after
- Population estimate
- Rate per 10 000 children aged under 18 years
- Filters
- CLA Population count
- Time period
- 2019 to 2023
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 | population_count | population_estimate | number | rate_per_10000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children ceasing to be looked after each year | 11886906 | 31680 | 27 | |||||
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after at 31 March each year | 11886906 | 83840 | 71 | |||||
| 2023 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children starting to be looked after each year | 11886906 | 33000 | 28 | |||||
| 2023 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Children ceasing to be looked after each year | 531251 | 2260 | 42 | |||
| 2023 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Children looked after at 31 March each year | 531251 | 5980 | 113 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| number | Number of children looked after |
| population_count | CLA Population count |
| population_estimate | Population estimate |
| rate_per_10000 | Rate per 10 000 children aged under 18 years |
Footnotes
- National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Rates 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. 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.
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