Data set from Children looked after: A focus on placement location

CLA by placement distance locality and by LA

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Children looked after on 31 March 2024 placed outside the local authority boundary and over 20 miles from home, by the responsible local authority.

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children looked after: A focus on placement location
Release type
Number of rows
163
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of CLA placed outside LA boundary and over 20 miles
  • Percentage of CLA placed outside of LA boundary and over 20 miles
  • Total CLA
Time period
2024

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_namebreakdowndata_typechild_countchild_count_ooapercent_count
2024Reporting yearLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000007London201E09000001City of LondonCLA placed out of area by LANumber and percentages7cc
2024Reporting yearLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000007London202E09000007CamdenCLA placed out of area by LANumber and percentages2143616.82242991
2024Reporting yearLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000007London203E09000011GreenwichCLA placed out of area by LANumber and percentages42010224.28571429
2024Reporting yearLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000007London204E09000012HackneyCLA placed out of area by LANumber and percentages3824411.51832461
2024Reporting yearLocal authorityE92000001EnglandE12000007London205E09000013Hammersmith and FulhamCLA placed out of area by LANumber and percentages2062612.62135922

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables
Variable nameVariable description
child_countTotal CLA
child_count_ooaNumber of CLA placed outside LA boundary and over 20 miles
percent_countPercentage of CLA placed outside of LA boundary and over 20 miles

Footnotes

  1. Due to local government reorganisation, data for Cumbria is unavailable for 2024.

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