CLA during the year and on 31 March for at least 12 months by characteristics - NATIONAL
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Children looked after at any time during the year, and those looked after continuously for at least 12 months on 31 March, by age, ethnicity, gender and placement type. Data formerly in table B1.
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- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Filters
- Population group
- Type of characteristic
- Time period
- 2020 to 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | CLA_group | population_group | characteristic | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | All children looked after during the year ending 31 March | Age group | 1 to 4 years | 17020 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | All children looked after during the year ending 31 March | Age group | 10 to 15 years | 35910 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | All children looked after during the year ending 31 March | Age group | 16 years and over | 39560 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | All children looked after during the year ending 31 March | Age group | 5 to 9 years | 18590 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | All children looked after during the year ending 31 March | Age group | Total children | 116420 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Type of characteristic - Select characteristic |
| CLA_group | Population group - Select CLA population |
| Number | Number |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. 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. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements.
- Age at the end of the latest episode of care, or at 31 March if child is still looked after.
- Placements relate to the total number of placements made for each looked after child during the year ending 31 March. For example, if a child has been placed in a foster placement, with parents and also in a residential care homes they will appear three times in these figures - once in each category. If a child has had 2 foster placements and 1 placement in a residential care home, they will be counted once under foster care and once under residential care. For children looked after continuously for 12 months only the placement at 31 March is counted.
- From 28 April 2023, supported accommodation providers in England were able to register with Ofsted and it became illegal for a supported accommodation provider to operate if they had not submitted a complete application which had been accepted by 28 October 2023. For 2024, figures in the category 'Independent and semi-independent living arrangements/supported accommodation' include young people, before 28 October 2023, who were placed in former semi independent living accommodation or who formerly lived independently, and also young people in placements from 28 April 2023 onwards at a provider that had submitted a complete application to Ofsted to operate as a supported accommodation provider by the deadline.
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