CLA on 31 March - characteristics - by local authority
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LA data for CLA on 31 March by: age group, category of need, distance between home/placement and locality of placement, ethnicity, sex, legal status, LA of placement, locality of placement, placement type, placement provider, UASC status.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 57,615
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Breakdown
- Time period
- 2021 to 2025
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 | characteristic | breakdown | children_count | children_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 1 to 4 years | 10030 | 12 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 10 to 15 years | 30930 | 38 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 16 years and over | 22060 | 27 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | 5 to 9 years | 15110 | 18 | |||||
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age group | Total | 81770 | 100 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | Breakdown |
| children_count | Number |
| children_percent | Percentage |
Footnotes
- National and regional 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'. 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.
- Category of need is the main category of the eight “need codes” at the time the child started to be looked after.
- Placement locality denotes whether or not the placement is within the geographical boundary of the responsible LA.
- Distance is the distance in miles between the child's home and placement. In some cases this is not known, for example UASC, or not recorded for confidentiality reasons, such as some children placed for adoption.
- The category 'Independent and semi-independent living arrangements/ supported accommodation' reports data for young people in placements in former semi-independent living arrangements and living independently up to and including 2023. From 2024 all placements are supported accommodation (registered with Ofsted). From 28 October 2023 it became illegal for young people to be placed in former semi independent and independent living placements. Supported accommodation providers were required to submit a completed application to Ofsted by 28 October 2023. From 2024, young people who were placed in former semi independent and independent living placements with providers who had not submitted a completed application by the deadline are reported within the 'Other' category.
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Email: cla.stats@education.gov.ukContact name: Justin Ushie