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

Alternative placement distance groupings for CLA

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Children looked after in England on 31 March each year, by placement distance groupings.

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children looked after: A focus on placement location
Release type
Number of rows
80
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number
  • Percentage
Filters
  • Distance of placement from home
Time period
2015 to 2024

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_namecountry_codealt_distancechild_countpercent_count
2015Reporting yearNationalEnglandE9200000121-40 miles6,5009.360648421
2015Reporting yearNationalEnglandE9200000141-60 miles2,3703.409107269
2015Reporting yearNationalEnglandE9200000161-80 miles1,3001.874433135
2015Reporting yearNationalEnglandE9200000181-100 miles8001.157484056
2015Reporting yearNationalEnglandE92000001Less than 20 miles53,08076.41410288

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables
Variable nameVariable description
alt_distanceDistance of placement from home
child_countNumber
percent_countPercentage

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' . Historical data may differ from older children looked after publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the publication. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
  2. For CLA with a placement distance not known or not recorded - in most cases this will be because the child was UASC, but it could also be because the home address was not known or for reasons of confidentiality.

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