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  • CLA on 31 March - characteristics

    CLA on 31 March, by sex, age group (on 31 March), primary need, ethnicity, legal status, motherhood status and placement type (on 31 March). Note: The number of placements during the year can be found in: 'CLA on 31 March by placement stability'.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    465
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percentage
    Filters
    • Characteristic
    Time period
    2021 to 2025
    File

  • CLA on 31 March excluding unaccompanied asylum-seeking children - characteristics

    CLA on 31 March, excluding UASC. Figures split by sex, age group (on 31 March), primary need, ethnicity, legal status and motherhood status.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    260
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percentage
    Filters
    • Characteristic
    Time period
    2021 to 2025
    File

  • CLA on 31 March - unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

    CLA on 31 March each year who were UASC, by sex, age group (on 31 March), primary need, placement type and ethnicity.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    230
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percentage
    Filters
    • Characteristic
    Time period
    2021 to 2025
    File

  • CLA on 31 March - placement type, distance and locality of placement

    CLA on 31 March each year by distance between home and placement, by placement type and by locality of placement (placed 20 miles or less from home, or more than 20 miles from home).
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    280
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percentage
    Filters
    • Type of placement
    • Distance and locality
    Time period
    2021 to 2025
    File

  • CLA on 31 March - placement provider, placement type and locality

    CLA on 31 March by placement type, placement location (inside or outside the council boundary) and placement provider.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    720
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percentage
    Filters
    • Placement provider
    • Placement type
    Time period
    2021 to 2025
    File

  • CLA numbers and rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years - by local authority

    LA data for: CLA on 31 March; CLA starting during the year; CLA ceasing during the year. Note: Figures for CLA during the year can be found in the LA dataset on children who have gone missing or who are away from placement without authorisation.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    2,505
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Number of children looked after
    • Rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years
    • Population estimate
    Filters
    • CLA population type
    Time period
    2021 to 2025
    File

  • CLA on 31 March - characteristics - by local authority

    LA data for CLA on 31 March by: age group, category of need, distance between home/placement and locality of placement, ethnicity, sex, legal status, LA of placement, locality of placement, placement type, placement provider, UASC status.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    57,615
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percentage
    Filters
    • Breakdown
    Time period
    2021 to 2025
    File

  • CLA on 31 March - local authority of placement net gain - by local authority

    LA data for CLA on 31 March by the number of children the LA places outside their LA and the number of children other LAs place within the LA.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    2,505
    Geographic levels
    Local authority, National, Regional
    Indicators
    • CLA on 31 March
    Filters
    • Net gain
    Time period
    2021 to 2025
    File

  • CLA during the year and on 31 March for at least 12 months - characteristics

    CLA at any time during the year, and CLA continuously for at least 12 months on 31 March, by age, ethnicity, sex and placement type.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    440
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    Filters
    • CLA population
    • Characteristic
    Time period
    2021 to 2025
    File

  • CLA during the year - placement type and locality

    Number of new placements for CLA during the year by locality of placement and distance between home and placement.
    Status
    This is the latest data
    Release
    Reporting year 2025
    Theme
    Children's social care
    Published
    Last updated
    Number of rows
    360
    Geographic levels
    National
    Indicators
    • Number
    • Percentage
    Filters
    • Characteristic
    • Type of placement
    Time period
    2021 to 2025
    File
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