Data set from Children looked after in England including adoptions

Time series of CLA data - 1994 to 2021 - NATIONAL

Not the latest data

Published 18 November 2021

Last updated 18 November 2021

National time series - 1994 to 2021. Covering: 

• Children looked after at 31 March 
• Children who started to be looked after in the year 
• Children who ceased to be looked after in the year 
• Children looked after who were adopted 
• Children looked after at 31 March who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children 

Data was formerly in table H1. 

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions
• Release: Reporting year 2021
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number
• Filters:
  • Population count
• Time period: 1994 to 2021

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Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	population_count	number
1994	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children ceasing to be looked after during the year	32130
1994	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children looked after at 31 March	47590
1994	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children looked after at 31 March who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children	:
1994	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children looked after who were adopted during the year	2190
1994	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children starting to be looked after during the year	30220

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 2 variables

Variable name	Variable description
number	Number
population_count	Population count - Select the population measure you require

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Footnotes

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.See the methodology document for further information. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
2. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Figures for 1998 to 2003 are based on a one-third sample. See the methodology document for further information.
3. Only the last occasion a child ceased to be looked after has been counted.
4. Only the first occasion on which a child started to be looked after has been counted.

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