National - Children who ceased to be looked after during the years ending 31 March by number of periods of care and placements, by age on ceasing
Children who ceased to be looked after during the year by number of periods of care, number of placements and age on ceasing. Data formerly in tables D4.
Footnotes:
1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
2. Only the last occasion on which a child ceased to be looked after in the year has been counted.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2020
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percent
- Filters
- Age on ceasing
- Number of periods of care or placements
- Time period
- 2018 to 2020
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | CLA_group | periods_or_placements | age_on_ceasing | number | percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Number of periods of care | Total | Total | 29590 | 100 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Number of periods of care | 1 | Total | 25720 | 87 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Number of periods of care | 2 | Total | 2940 | 10 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Number of periods of care | 3 | Total | 640 | 2 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Number of periods of care | 4 | Total | 180 | 1 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| age_on_ceasing | Age on ceasing |
| number | Number |
| percent | Percent |
| periods_or_placements | Number of periods of care or placements |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
- Only the last occasion on which a child ceased to be looked after in the year has been counted.
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