Children recorded with each assessment factor, by referral source, 2016 to 2025
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The number and proportion of referrals by assessment factor and referral source.
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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
- 5,870
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number of referrals
- Percent of referrals
- Filters
- Factor identified at assessment
- Source of referral
- Time period
- 2016 to 2025
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | assessment_factor | referral_source | referral_count | referral_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Abuse linked to faith or belief | Police | x | x |
| 2016 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Abuse linked to faith or belief | LA services | x | x |
| 2016 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Abuse linked to faith or belief | Unknown source | x | x |
| 2016 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Abuse linked to faith or belief | Health services | x | x |
| 2016 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Abuse linked to faith or belief | Individual | x | x |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| assessment_factor | Factor identified at assessment - Filter by assessment factor |
| referral_count | Number of referrals |
| referral_percent | Percent of referrals |
| referral_source | Source of referral |
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.
- 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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