Data set from Children looked after in England including adoptions

17-21 year old care leavers activity - LA

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Published 16 November 2023

Last updated 16 November 2023

Local authority level data on care leavers, aged 17 to 21, by activity (as measured on or around their birthday). 

For some local authorities, the figures may be impacted by significant numbers of unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions
• Release: Reporting year 2023
• Geographic levels: Local authority, National, Regional
• Indicators:
  • Number
  • Percentage
• Filters:
  • Activity
  • Age
• Time period: 2019 to 2023

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	region_code	region_name	old_la_code	la_name	new_la_code	age	activity	number	percentage
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England						Aged 17 to 18	Education other than higher education	6350	47
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England						Aged 17 to 18	Higher education i.e. studies beyond A level	420	3
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England						Aged 17 to 18	In an apprenticeship	280	2
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England						Aged 17 to 18	In training or employment	z	z
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England						Aged 17 to 18	In training or employment (excl. apprenticeship)	1740	13

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables

Variable name	Variable description
activity	Activity
age	Age
number	Number
percentage	Percentage

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Footnotes

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. 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 young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority. Figures for the number of care leavers who have died each year can be found in the methodology document. 
2. 'Local authority not in touch' excludes young people where activity information is known, as a third party provided it even though the local authority is not directly in touch with the young person.
3. In touch, activity and accommodation information for 17-21 year old care leavers relates to contact around their birthday. 
4. Figures for 2023 exclude Barnsley who were unable to provide data in time for publication.

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