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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: National - Official Statistics - Children who were away from placement without authorisation

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2020

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Measure
   • Children looked after who were away from placement:
     • Age of child away from placement - Total
     • Children aged 1 to 4 who were away from placement
     • Children aged 10 to 15 who were away from placement
     • Children aged 16 and over who were away from placement
     • Children aged 5 to 9 who were away from placement

6. Step 6 Explore data

   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   Measure for 'National - Official Statistics - Children who were away from placement without authorisation' for Age of child away from placement - Total, All children looked after during the year, Average (mean) number of days per Away from placement incident, Average (median) number of days per Away from placement incident, Average number of incidents per looked after child who were away from placement and 28 other filters in England between 2018 and 2020

   		2018	2019	2020
   Children away from placement by gender	Total Children who were away from placement without authorisation during the year	3,870	3,600	3,390
   	Males	2,220	2,020	1,930
   	Females	1,650	1,580	1,460
   Children away from placement without authorisation	All children looked after during the year	104,250	106,630	108,630
   	Percentage of children looked after during the year who were away from placement during the year	4	3	3
   Away from placement without authorisation	Total number of away from placement incidents during the year	15,670	13,610	13,700
   Children away from placement without authorisation	Average number of incidents per looked after child who were away from placement	4	3.8	4
   	Children who were away from placement more than once during the year	2,060	1,890	1,810
   	Children away from placement at 31 March	50	40	60
   Durations of away from placement periods	Duration of away from placement periods - Total	15,670	13,610	13,700
   	Number of incidents where duration is less than 1 day	5,080	4,120	3,960
   	Number of incidents where duration is between 1 and 2 days	9,060	7,820	7,810
   	Number of incidents where duration is between 3 and 7 days	1,130	1,220	1,380
   	Number of incidents where duration is between 8 and 10 days	130	160	180
   	Number of incidents where duration is between 11 and 15 days	120	110	170
   	Number of incidents where duration is between 16 and 20 days	40	40	70
   	Number of incidents where duration is between 21 and 30 days	50	50	60
   	Number of incidents where duration is more than 30 days	70	90	80
   Children away from placement without authorisation	Average (mean) number of days per Away from placement incident	1.7	2	2
   	Average (median) number of days per Away from placement incident	1	1	1
   Placements from which children were away	Placements from which children were away - Total	15,670	13,610	13,700
   	Children away from placement in foster placements	3,310	2,470	2,890
   	Children away from placement in placed for adoption	0	0	0
   	Children away from placement being placed with parents	70	80	80
   	Children away from placement living independently	3,900	3,470	2,800
   	Children away from placement from secure units, childrens homes and semi-independent living accommodation	8,150	7,330	7,680
   	Other placements	250	260	240
   Age of children who were away from placement	Age of child away from placement - Total	15,670	13,610	13,700
   	Children aged under 1 who were away from placement	c	10	c
   	Children aged 1 to 4 who were away from placement	10	c	c
   	Children aged 5 to 9 who were away from placement	20	20	10
   	Children aged 10 to 15 who were away from placement	5,080	3,620	3,840
   	Children aged 16 and over who were away from placement	10,560	9,960	9,840

   Footnotes

   1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
   2. Away from placement without authorisation is defined as a looked after child whose whereabouts is known but who is not at their placement or place they are expected to be and the carer has concerns or the incident has been notified to the local authority or the police.

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   • Release type:
   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions, Reporting year 2023

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