CLA on 31 March by placement stability - LA
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Local authority level data on children looked after on 31 March with three of more placements during the year or previous 2 years and children looked after aged under 16 on 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years and who were living with the same carer for at least 2 years.
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
- Number of placements
- Time period
- 2020 to 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | region_code | region_name | old_la_code | la_name | new_la_code | cla_group | placement_stability | number | percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years on 31 March aged under 16 years | Living with the same carer for at least 2 years | 19750 | 68 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years on 31 March aged under 16 years | Total children | 29000 | 100 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 2 years on 31 March | Total children | 60430 | 100 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA 2 years on 31 March | With 3 or more placements during the previous 2 years | 13700 | 23 | |||||
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | CLA on 31 March | Total children | 83630 | 100 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| number | Number |
| percentage | Percentage |
| placement_stability | Number of placements |
Footnotes
- National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'. 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 children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
- Includes children looked after on 31 March each year who also spent at least one day in care in the previous year ending 31 March
- Includes children looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years, aged under 16. Children living with the same carer for at least two years is defined as children living with the same carer for at least two years or if they have been placed for adoption, their adoptive placement and their previous carer combined last for at least two years. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short-term placements. Note the methodology has changed compared to figures published in the 2020 publication, the figures now a. exclude children who started a period of care under an agreed series of short-term placements which later became continuous and b. include children in fostering placements with relative(s) or friend(s) or other foster carers who is/are also an approved adopter(s) – fostering for adoption/concurrent planning (placement codes U2 and U5) as a placement change.
- A child is included as having been a. in care for at least 2.5 years if their period of care start date was on or before the 30 September of the relevant year and b. with the same carer for at least 2 years if their episode start date for the relevant placement was on or before the 31 March of the relevant year.
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