Data set from Children looked after in England including adoptions

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.

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children looked after in England including adoptions
Release type
Geographic levels
National
Indicators
  • Number
Filters
  • Population group
  • Type of characteristic
Time period
2020 to 2024

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameCLA_grouppopulation_groupcharacteristicNumber
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandAll children looked after during the year ending 31 MarchAge group1 to 4 years17020
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandAll children looked after during the year ending 31 MarchAge group10 to 15 years35910
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandAll children looked after during the year ending 31 MarchAge group16 years and over39560
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandAll children looked after during the year ending 31 MarchAge group5 to 9 years18590
2024Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandAll children looked after during the year ending 31 MarchAge groupTotal children116420

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables
Variable nameVariable description
characteristicType of characteristic - Select characteristic
CLA_groupPopulation group - Select CLA population
NumberNumber

Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Age at the end of the latest episode of care, or at 31 March if child is still looked after.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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