Factors recorded at assessment, 2016 to 2025
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The number and proportion of children in need assessed with each factor at local authority, regional and national level.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children in need: A focus on sexual abuse and exploitation
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 80,640
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of children assessed with factor
- Percent of children assessed with factor
- Total number of children assessed
- Filters
- Factor identified at assessment
- Time period
- 2016 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | new_la_code | la_name | assessment_factor | child_count | t_child_assessed | child_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Abuse linked to faith or belief | 1440 | 440160 | k | |||||
| 2017 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Alcohol misuse: concerns about child | 11380 | 440160 | 3 | |||||
| 2017 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Alcohol misuse (any) | 71240 | 440160 | 16 | |||||
| 2017 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Alcohol misuse: concerns about other person | 11200 | 440160 | 3 | |||||
| 2017 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Alcohol misuse: concerns about parent | 59250 | 440160 | 13 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| assessment_factor | Factor identified at assessment - Filter by assessment factor |
| child_count | Number of children assessed with factor |
| child_percent | Percent of children assessed with factor |
| t_child_assessed | Total number of children assessed |
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' .
- 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 the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
- Figures exclude the category 'no factors identified'.
- Children assessed with being unaccompanied asylum seeking children have been excluded from the breakdown but are included in the underlying totals.
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