17-21 year old care leavers by whether their accommodation is suitable - LA
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Local authority level data on care leavers, aged 17 to 21, by whether their accommodation is deemed to be suitable. 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 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- Local authority, National, Regional
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Age
- Suitability of accommodation
- Time period
- 2020 to 2024
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | age | accommodation_suitability | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Accommodation considered not suitable | 510 | 4 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Accommodation considered suitable | 12880 | 91 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | No information | 840 | 6 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 17 to 18 years | Suitability total | 14230 | 100 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | 19 to 21 years | Accommodation considered not suitable | 2050 | 6 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| accommodation_suitability | Suitability of accommodation |
| age | Age |
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
Footnotes
- National and regional 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.
- Accommodation suitable/not suitable figures also exclude young people who have gone abroad, been deported or their residence is not know as in these cases the suitability of the accommodation will be unknown. This means the total of care leavers in this table will be slightly lower than the total in the care leaver accommodation table. Regulation 9(2) of the Care Leavers Regulations defines what is meant by 'Suitable accommodation'. 'No information' includes young people whose accommodation is not known because either the local authority is not in touch, or the young person has refused contact or no longer requires services.
- In touch, activity and accommodation information for 17-21 year old care leavers relates to contact around their birthday.
- Hampshire local authority reported some data quality issues with their care leaver data due to a new record management system in 2024, alternative methods are being used within the authority to provide assurance of performance and outcomes.
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