Referrals to children’s social care services
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Percentage difference of the number of referrals reported in the ‘vulnerable children and young people’ survey compared with a 3-year average of the same weeks across 2017 to 2020. Includes breakdown by referral source.
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Data set details
- Theme
- COVID-19
- Publication
- Vulnerable children and young people survey
- Release
- July 2022
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Percentage difference compared to the same week in 2017-20
- Filters
- Referral source
- Wave
- Time period
- 2020 to 2022
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | wave | referral_source | percentage_difference_to_201720 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Wave 1 (27 April - 03 May) | Total referrals | -16.5082959 |
| 2020 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Wave 2 (11-17 May) | Total referrals | -29.7037986 |
| 2020 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Wave 3 (18-24 June) | Total referrals | -16.2350344 |
| 2020 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Wave 4 (01-07 June) | Total referrals | -14.4472664 |
| 2020 | Calendar year | National | E92000001 | England | Wave 5 (15-21 June) | Total referrals | -16.795 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| percentage_difference_to_201720 | Percentage difference compared to the same week in 2017-20 |
| referral_source | Referral source |
| wave | Wave |
Footnotes
- *These comparisons should be treated with caution due to the timing of school holidays from year to year.
- The figures from 18 May onwards are not directly comparable to earlier waves.
- See Methodology for the number of local authorities that responded to the question per wave.
- Survey data for some local authorities was removed due to known data quality issues. Comparator data for these LAs was also removed.
- Comparator data was only included for LAs that responded to each wave.
- The survey was collected on a fortnightly basis between May 2020 and March 2021, a monthly basis between April and December 2021, fortnightly in January 2022 and then returned to monthly from February 2022. There was no collection during August 2021.
- Other sources include local authority services, legal agencies and children’s centres.
- Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number
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