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    Children accommodated in secure children's homes
  2. Step 2 Select a data set or featured table

    Data set
    SCH characteristics 2020
  3. Step 3 Choose Countries

    National
    • England
  4. Step 4 Choose time period

    Time period
    2010 to 2020
  5. Step 5 Choose your filters

    Indicators
    • Number of children accommodated
    • Percentage
    Age of child
    • Total
    Gender
    • Total
    Length of stay
    • Total
    Placement type
    • Total
    • Child detained or sentenced and placed by the Youth Custody Service
    • Child placed by local authority in a criminal justice context
    • Child placed by local authority on welfare grounds
  6. Step 6 (current) Explore data

    This data is not from the latest release
    View latest data: Reporting year 2023
    'SCH characteristics 2020' for Child detained or sentenced and placed by the Youth Custody Service, Child placed by local authority in a criminal justice context and Child placed by local authority on welfare grounds in England between 2010 and 2020
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
    Number of children accommodatedChild detained or sentenced and placed by the Youth Custody Service11612913186101928388926675
    Child placed by local authority in a criminal justice context31131715142016610915
    Child placed by local authority on welfare grounds9360738696828790878781
    Total240202221187211194192184189162171
    PercentageChild detained or sentenced and placed by the Youth Custody Service48%64%59%46%48%47%43%48%49%41%44%
    Child placed by local authority in a criminal justice context13%6%8%8%7%10%8%3%6%6%9%
    Child placed by local authority on welfare grounds39%30%33%46%45%42%48%49%54%54%47%
    Total100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%100%

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    1. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and categories may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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