LA - Children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year, or aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years and who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years
Local authority level data on children looked after at 31 March with three of more placements during the year, or aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years and who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years.
Footnotes:
1. National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information.
2. Figures are based on children aged under 16 that were looked after on 31 March for a continuous period of at least 2.5 years; and include only children living in the same placement for at least two years or if they have been placed for adoption, their adoptive placement and their previous placement combined last for at least two years. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements. Note the methodology has changed compared to figures published in previous years – so in the 2020 publication the figures now a. exclude children who started a period of care under an agreed series of short-term placements which later became continuous and b. include children in fostering placements with relative(s) or friend(s) or other foster carers who is/are also an approved adopter(s) – fostering for adoption/concurrent planning (placement codes U2 and U5) as a placement change.
3. A child is included as having been a. in care for at least 2.5 years if their period of care start date was on or before the 30 September of the relevant year and b. in their current placement for at least 2 years if their episode start date for the relevant placement was on or before the 31 March of the relevant year.
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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
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number of children
- Percentage of total children
- Filters
- Children looked after
- Time period
- 2018 to 2020
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 | CLA_group | characteristic | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after at 31 March | Total children | 80080 | 100 | |||||
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after at 31 March | With 3 or more placements during the year | 8470 | 11 | |||||
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years at 31 March aged under 16 years | Living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement, last for at least 2 years | 18550 | 68 | |||||
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years at 31 March aged under 16 years | Total children | 27200 | 100 | |||||
| 2020 | Reporting year | Regional | E92000001 | England | E12000001 | North East | Children looked after at 31 March | Total children | 5730 | 100 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Children looked after |
| number | Number of children |
| percentage | Percentage of total children |
Footnotes
- Before using this data, please check the metadata guidance document for important information such as definitions, limitations and caveats.
- A child is included as having been a. in care for at least 2.5 years if their period of care start date was on or before the 30 September of the relevant year and b. in their current placement for at least 2 years if their episode start date for the relevant placement was on or before the 31 March of the relevant year.
- Figures are based on children aged under 16 that were looked after on 31 March for a continuous period of at least 2.5 years; and include only children living in the same placement for at least two years or if they have been placed for adoption, their adoptive placement and their previous placement combined last for at least two years. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements. Note the methodology has changed compared to figures published in previous years – so in the 2020 publication the figures now a. exclude children who started a period of care under an agreed series of short-term placements which later became continuous and b. include children in fostering placements with relative(s) or friend(s) or other foster carers who is/are also an approved adopter(s) – fostering for adoption/concurrent planning (placement codes U2 and U5) as a placement change.
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