Data set from Children in need: A focus on sexual abuse and exploitation

Factors recorded at end of assessment, by child characteristics, 2016 to 2025

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The number and proportion of children in need by assessment factor and by the characteristics sex, age, ethnicity and disability.

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children in need: A focus on sexual abuse and exploitation
Release type
Number of rows
8,000
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number of children assessed with factor
  • Percent of children assessed with factor
Filters
  • Characteristic type
  • Factor identified at assessment
Time period
2016 to 2025

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameassessment_factorcharacteristiccharacteristic_typechild_countchild_percent
2016Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandDomestic abuse (any)SexMale7645050
2016Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandDomestic abuse (any)SexFemale7248048
2016Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandDomestic abuse (any)SexUnknown or Indeterminate33902
2016Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandDomestic abuse: concerns child is victimSexMale2743050
2016Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandDomestic abuse: concerns child is victimSexFemale2634048

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 4 variables
Variable nameVariable description
assessment_factorFactor identified at assessment - Filter by assessment factor
characteristic_typeCharacteristic type
child_countNumber of children assessed with factor
child_percentPercent of children assessed with factor

Footnotes

  1. 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' .
  2. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
  3. Figures exclude the category 'no factors identified'.
  4. Children assessed with being unaccompanied asylum seeking children have been excluded from the breakdown but are included in the underlying totals.

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