National - Time series of children looked after data - 1994 to 2020
National time series - 1994 to 2020. 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.
Footnotes:
1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Only the first occasion on which a child started to be looked after or the last occasion a child ceased to be looked after has been counted. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. Figures for 1998 to 2003 are based on a one-third sample.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2020
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Filters
- Population count
- Time period
- 1994 to 2020
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | population_count | number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after at 31 March who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children | : |
| 1995 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after at 31 March who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children | : |
| 1996 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after at 31 March who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children | : |
| 1997 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after at 31 March who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children | : |
| 1998 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after at 31 March who were unaccompanied asylum-seeking children | : |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| number | Number |
| population_count | Population count - Select the population measure you require |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. 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.
- Only the first occasion on which a child started to be looked after has been counted.
- Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Figures for 1998 to 2003 are based on a one-third sample.
- Only the last occasion a child ceased to be looked after has been counted.
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