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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: CLA during the year by placement type, distance and locality - NATIONAL

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2021

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
     • Percent
   • Type of placement:
     • All new placements
     • Foster Placements
     • Living Independently
     • Other
     • Placed for Adoption
   • characteristic:
     • Total
     • 1. 20 miles or less
     • 1.i 20 miles or less inside LA boundary
     • 1.ii 20 miles or less outside LA boundary
     • 2. Over 20 miles

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   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'CLA during the year by placement type, distance and locality - NATIONAL' for 1. 20 miles or less, 1.i 20 miles or less inside LA boundary, 1.ii 20 miles or less outside LA boundary, 2. Over 20 miles, 2.i Over 20 miles inside LA boundary and 11 other filters in England between 2018 and 2021

   		All new placements				Foster Placements				Placed for Adoption				Placed with Parents				Living Independently				Secure units, childrens homes and semi-independent living accommodation				Residential placements				Residential schools				Other
   		2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021
   Number	Total	85,720	88,070	88,780	79,920	52,340	52,710	52,240	45,170	3,830	3,690	3,450	3,030	5,940	6,430	6,690	6,900	6,710	6,910	5,550	4,020	11,950	12,920	14,860	14,880	3,880	3,870	3,930	3,610	90	90	80	70	980	1,440	1,980	2,240
   	1. 20 miles or less	61,500	62,180	62,870	56,780	41,280	41,330	40,840	35,240	1,790	1,700	1,610	1,370	5,430	5,940	6,120	6,360	3,830	3,640	3,130	2,370	6,320	6,350	7,430	7,540	2,030	2,040	2,080	1,940	30	40	30	30	800	1,160	1,640	1,940
   	1.i 20 miles or less inside LA boundary	43,430	43,980	44,160	39,850	29,330	29,290	28,730	24,710	940	880	740	570	4,750	5,240	5,400	5,520	2,720	2,520	2,320	1,710	4,000	4,040	4,600	4,720	1,030	1,010	1,070	1,000	20	20	20	10	660	970	1,290	1,610
   	1.ii 20 miles or less outside LA boundary	18,070	18,200	18,710	16,930	11,960	12,030	12,110	10,530	850	820	870	800	680	690	720	840	1,110	1,120	800	660	2,320	2,310	2,830	2,830	1,000	1,030	1,010	930	10	20	10	20	140	190	350	330
   	2. Over 20 miles	17,120	17,870	18,080	16,920	8,070	8,390	8,550	8,090	1,580	1,610	1,490	1,390	470	470	540	530	900	930	730	610	4,140	4,420	4,640	4,390	1,790	1,760	1,800	1,620	50	50	60	40	140	240	280	260
   	2.i Over 20 miles inside LA boundary	4,060	4,040	4,170	3,610	2,740	2,740	2,850	2,420	380	320	300	240	90	80	90	100	290	280	240	240	470	490	550	510	70	70	90	80	10	10	10	c	20	60	40	40
   	2.ii Over 20 miles outside LA boundary	13,060	13,830	13,920	13,320	5,330	5,650	5,700	5,670	1,200	1,290	1,190	1,150	380	390	450	430	610	650	490	370	3,670	3,930	4,100	3,890	1,720	1,690	1,710	1,540	40	50	50	40	120	180	230	220
   	Distance not Known or not recorded	7,100	8,020	7,830	6,220	2,990	3,000	2,860	1,840	470	390	360	280	50	20	30	10	1,980	2,340	1,700	1,050	1,490	2,160	2,780	2,950	70	70	60	50	10	c	0	c	40	40	60	40
   Percent	Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	1. 20 miles or less	72%	71%	71%	71%	79%	78%	78%	78%	47%	46%	47%	45%	91%	92%	92%	92%	57%	53%	56%	59%	53%	49%	50%	51%	52%	53%	53%	54%	33%	38%	31%	41%	82%	81%	83%	87%
   	1.i 20 miles or less inside LA boundary	51%	50%	50%	50%	56%	56%	55%	55%	24%	24%	21%	19%	80%	82%	81%	80%	41%	36%	42%	42%	33%	31%	31%	32%	26%	26%	27%	28%	17%	20%	18%	19%	67%	68%	65%	72%
   	1.ii 20 miles or less outside LA boundary	21%	21%	21%	21%	23%	23%	23%	23%	22%	22%	25%	26%	11%	11%	11%	12%	17%	16%	14%	16%	19%	18%	19%	19%	26%	27%	26%	26%	15%	17%	13%	22%	14%	13%	18%	15%
   	2. Over 20 miles	20%	20%	20%	21%	15%	16%	16%	18%	41%	43%	43%	46%	8%	7%	8%	8%	13%	14%	13%	15%	35%	34%	31%	30%	46%	46%	46%	45%	56%	58%	69%	58%	14%	16%	14%	12%
   	2.i Over 20 miles inside LA boundary	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	10%	9%	9%	8%	1%	1%	1%	1%	4%	4%	4%	6%	4%	4%	4%	3%	2%	2%	2%	2%	7%	9%	14%	c	2%	4%	2%	2%
   	2.ii Over 20 miles outside LA boundary	15%	16%	16%	17%	10%	11%	11%	13%	31%	35%	35%	38%	6%	6%	7%	6%	9%	9%	9%	9%	31%	30%	28%	26%	44%	44%	44%	43%	49%	49%	54%	53%	12%	13%	12%	10%
   	Distance not Known or not recorded	8%	9%	9%	8%	6%	6%	5%	4%	12%	11%	10%	9%	1%	~	~	~	30%	34%	31%	26%	12%	17%	19%	20%	2%	2%	1%	1%	12%	c	0%	c	4%	3%	3%	2%

   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. Placement locality denotes whether or not the placement is within the geographical boundary of the responsible LA.

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

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