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- Children in need
Step 2 Select a data set or featured table
- Data set
- B5 Duration of episodes of need ending during year to 31 March by local authority
Step 3 Choose locations
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- England
Step 4 Choose time period
- Time period
- 2018 to 2022
Step 5 Choose your filters
- Indicators
- 1 year but less than 2 years - number
- 2 years and over - number
- 3 months or less - number
- More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months - number
- More than 6 months but less than 1 year - number
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This data is not from the latest releaseView latest data: Reporting year 2023'B5 Duration of episodes of need ending during year to 31 March by local authority' in England between 2018 and 2022 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 3 months or less - number 158,970 167,310 177,440 162,250 171,360 More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months - number 56,620 58,880 58,500 49,320 55,710 More than 6 months but less than 1 year - number 55,420 58,360 57,610 53,520 56,800 1 year but less than 2 years - number 44,210 45,780 45,240 43,980 42,000 2 years and over - number 33,910 32,500 32,290 30,870 33,980 Footnotes
- The duration of episode of need ending in the year is calculated as the difference between the referral date and closure date.
- Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in 2021 and 2022 national totals, and regional totals for inner London and London. Refer to the methodology section for more information.
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- Publication: Children in need, Reporting year 2023
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