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    Children looked after in England including adoptions

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    Reason for placement change during the year of CLA by characteristics - NATIONAL

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    2018 to 2021

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    Characteristics
    • Total
    • 1 to 4 years
    • 10 to 15 years
    • 16 years and over
    • 5 to 9 years
    Reason for change
    • All Placements
    • Allegation (s47)
    • Approval removed
    • Carer requests placement end other than due to childs behaviour
    • Carer requests placement ends due to childs behaviour

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    'Reason for placement change during the year of CLA by characteristics - NATIONAL' for 1 to 4 years, 1. Under 2 weeks, 10 to 15 years, 16 years and over, 2. From 2 weeks to under 8 weeks and 40 other filters in England between 2018 and 2021
    2018201920202021
    All PlacementsChange to/Implementation of care planResignation or closure of provisionAllegation (s47)Standards of care concernApproval removedCarer requests placement ends due to childs behaviourCarer requests placement end other than due to childs behaviourChild requests placement to endResponsible/Area authority requests placement to endChange in the status of a placement onlyCustodyOtherAll PlacementsChange to/Implementation of care planResignation or closure of provisionAllegation (s47)Standards of care concernApproval removedCarer requests placement ends due to childs behaviourCarer requests placement end other than due to childs behaviourChild requests placement to endResponsible/Area authority requests placement to endChange in the status of a placement onlyCustodyOtherAll PlacementsChange to/Implementation of care planResignation or closure of provisionAllegation (s47)Standards of care concernApproval removedCarer requests placement ends due to childs behaviourCarer requests placement end other than due to childs behaviourChild requests placement to endResponsible/Area authority requests placement to endChange in the status of a placement onlyCustodyOtherAll PlacementsChange to/Implementation of care planResignation or closure of provisionAllegation (s47)Standards of care concernApproval removedCarer requests placement ends due to childs behaviourCarer requests placement end other than due to childs behaviourChild requests placement to endResponsible/Area authority requests placement to endChange in the status of a placement onlyCustodyOther
    NumberAgeTotal53,68018,9904005206701906,4002,8202,2701,1707,770z12,49056,53019,0105104306703006,3503,0302,3201,4409,09016013,23057,92019,4803504906102906,2903,0902,3501,0409,72019014,02052,08018,1803705806003205,2002,9202,0107709,31020011,620
    Under 1 year5,8203,050203050203022010110820z1,4805,8802,9803020403030220c13091001,4905,7402,9501020503030240107090001,4505,3902,8701040504030270106082001,200
    1 to 4 years7,4303,430308013050190340101601,360z1,6607,8803,410506013060190420101601,540c1,8508,2603,630308012060230470101201,710c1,8107,9903,76030909060220430c1101,670c1,530
    5 to 9 years7,7102,6806012015030760540201701,520z1,6608,3602,7206010016060720550602501,880c1,8008,3602,6606013012060750550401402,020c1,8307,5902,4606015012080690530301201,97001,400
    10 to 15 years18,8605,320180230240603,5301,2408504302,700z4,09019,6905,4002201902501003,3601,3208205403,120404,34020,3905,4701502102301003,3501,2908304003,490504,83016,8904,5401402302501102,5801,0706302803,380503,640
    16 years and over13,8604,52011060100301,9004701,3803101,370z3,61014,7304,5101406090602,0405301,4303601,6601103,75015,1604,77010050100501,9205301,4603101,6101404,11014,2204,56014070100401,7006301,3402101,4601503,850
    Category of needTotal53,68018,9904005206701906,4002,8202,2701,1707,770z12,49056,53019,0105104306703006,3503,0302,3201,4409,09016013,23057,92019,4803504906102906,2903,0902,3501,0409,72019014,02052,08018,1803705806003205,2002,9202,0107709,31020011,620
    N1. Abuse or neglect32,64011,6102303404201303,7001,7701,1806205,070z7,57035,17011,9803003004401803,6201,9001,2308806,130708,16036,53012,3002103504202003,8202,0301,3206206,560908,61033,10011,6802104404002303,1501,9801,0704506,4101006,980
    N2. Child’s disability890320101020c120402010130z2201,02029030102010140502030180c240920290201010c120503020150c220930280301020c14050202016010200
    N3. Parental illness or disability1,470590102030c140705030220z3101,500570201020c100805030300c3301,49055010103001101004030330c2901,360550101020101008040202800250
    N4. Family in acute stress4,8001,54040404010770280220100620z1,1504,8301,50040405030760270260130610201,1304,9901,5004030401075027024080700301,3104,4501,3903030602059022024090610201,150
    N5. Family dysfunction9,1303,23060100120301,2104904102901,230z1,9709,0102,9108060110701,2205204002401,300402,0708,8103,010407080601,0604503601901,390302,0707,8402,730507090407904103401401,420201,740
    N6. Socially unacceptable behaviour1,2203801010100180406040110z3801,20039010c1010190607020120303001,190360cc1010170406020120403401,0903301010cc19050502011050280
    N7. Low income80300c0010ccc10z208030000010ccc100209040c0c0cc10c100205020cc0010ccc10010
    N8. Absent parenting3,4601,2904010301027014032080380z8803,7201,36040c3010310140300100450c9703,8901,4301020301025014030080460c1,1503,2501,1904020201023013024040320c1,020
    Duration of PlacementTotal53,68018,9904005206701906,4002,8202,2701,1707,770z12,49056,53019,0105104306703006,3503,0302,3201,4409,09016013,23057,92019,4803504906102906,2903,0902,3501,0409,72019014,02052,08018,1803705806003205,2002,9202,0107709,31020011,620
    1. Under 2 weeks9,1303,35040506020860630230300930z2,6609,2603,260502040508106302303001,030202,8309,5403,430202060407806001901801,070303,1307,6502,89020804060580430170110930302,330
    2. From 2 weeks to under 8 weeks9,4303,1207080130401,3805403702501,030z2,4309,7003,1106060110601,4006303702901,090402,5009,6903,2104080130401,2806303802101,170502,4808,4902,900407090401,0705703101601,010702,170
    3. From 8 weeks to under 6 months13,4404,67090140210601,8307406403001,820z2,96014,0904,8201101001901101,8307606203802,000603,12014,4204,6401001101701201,8408006402802,190703,46012,7404,19090130200801,5307905702202,020602,850
    4. From 6 months to under 1 year9,6303,980707090509804104301501,380z2,04010,2203,86012070150501,0104404402301,680202,15010,4203,80080110100501,0304704601801,820302,3009,5503,77090120100509204803901301,650301,820
    5. From 1 year to under 2 years6,9402,550709080207002803101001,350z1,3907,7602,6409070100207203203701301,740101,5708,1602,960608070207503303801201,850101,5408,0402,98070909040620360300901,900101,520
    6. From 2 years to under 3 years2,300650203050c27010014040560z4402,5407203030402026010012060640c5202,7208103050401025012013030750c5002,8208304040402021012012030880c480
    7. From 3 years to under 5 years1,680440204040c210809030410z3301,69038040302010190909030480c3201,800440204030c190901202052003401,750410202030201709010020580c280
    8. From 5 years to under 10 years1,020210202020c170505010270z2101,120200203020c12060602038002001,040170102020c1604050103100230960190104020c1007050103100160
    9. 10 years and over11020ccc020c10c30z3016030ccc010c10c60c3014030ccc0201010c500309020cccc1010c020020
    GenderTotal53,68018,9904005206701906,4002,8202,2701,1707,770z12,49056,53019,0105104306703006,3503,0302,3201,4409,09016013,23057,92019,4803504906102906,2903,0902,3501,0409,72019014,02052,08018,1803705806003205,2002,9202,0107709,31020011,620
    Male29,74010,4802302903501003,7501,5701,1306804,300z6,87031,03010,4703002203601603,6101,6601,1308204,8901407,27031,90010,6402002603401603,6201,6701,1506005,2301807,85028,5509,9602303203301802,9801,5209904104,9801906,470
    Female23,9408,510160230320902,6601,2501,1504903,470z5,62025,5008,5402202003101402,7401,3701,1906204,200105,96026,0108,8401502302701302,6701,4201,2004404,490106,18023,5308,2101402702801402,2201,4001,0203604,330105,150
    Placement typeTotal53,68018,9904005206701906,4002,8202,2701,1707,770z12,49056,53019,0105104306703006,3503,0302,3201,4409,09016013,23057,92019,4803504906102906,2903,0902,3501,0409,72019014,02052,08018,1803705806003205,2002,9202,0107709,31020011,620
    Foster placements35,79012,5302504104101004,2102,3401,3206705,610z7,95037,27012,4303003503901804,0202,4701,2809006,680208,26037,56012,4001904003801604,0402,4901,2605807,030108,62032,70011,2201804503401903,2702,3001,0203806,750206,570
    Placed for adoption5201800ccc2030cc120z15044016020cc01020c1011001104301201000010200c1600100420170c0c010400c140060
    Placed with parents or other person with parental responsibility3,0101,010c50160401004010080820z6103,1609601040150401006012050910107103,3801,080060100501208014070970c7103,3001,140c5013060100401209092020640
    Other placements in the community3,310930301020104609033080310z1,0603,5009403010202052090370100350301,0102,930890101020103708030070230309102,05065030ccc220602203013020670
    Secure units, children’s homes and semi-independent living accommodation7,6502,8001003060201,450250470260520z1,7108,2502,9001302080401,500270460280570601,9309,3103,15011020100401,5703005802406201102,4909,2603,2301505090301,430350570200580902,500
    Other residential settings2,7401,33020102010130503080210z8702,8501,31020c1020120705060240209202,8501,41020c1020100703050260308502,7501,3002020303011080304021050840
    Residential schools7030cc00c0cc10z107020cc0010c010100206020c000ccc01002030100000c0ccc010
    Other placements600170c10cc40302010180z1401,000290c0102070403030240c2701,410400cc101070404030460c3301,580460c10101060505020570c340
    PercentageAgeTotal100%35%1%1%1%~12%5%4%2%14%z23%100%34%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%3%16%~23%100%34%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%2%17%~24%100%35%1%1%1%1%10%6%4%1%18%~22%
    Under 1 year11%52%~~1%~~4%~2%14%z25%10%51%1%~1%~~4%c2%15%0%25%10%51%~~1%~~4%~1%16%0%25%10%53%~1%1%1%1%5%~1%15%0%22%
    1 to 4 years14%46%~1%2%1%3%5%~2%18%z22%14%43%1%1%2%1%2%5%~2%19%c23%14%44%~1%1%1%3%6%~1%21%c22%15%47%~1%1%1%3%5%c1%21%c19%
    5 to 9 years14%35%1%2%2%~10%7%~2%20%z21%15%33%1%1%2%1%9%7%1%3%22%c22%14%32%1%2%1%1%9%7%1%2%24%c22%15%32%1%2%2%1%9%7%~2%26%0%18%
    10 to 15 years35%28%1%1%1%~19%7%4%2%14%z22%35%27%1%1%1%1%17%7%4%3%16%~22%35%27%1%1%1%~16%6%4%2%17%~24%32%27%1%1%1%1%15%6%4%2%20%~22%
    16 years and over26%33%1%~1%~14%3%10%2%10%z26%26%31%1%~1%~14%4%10%2%11%1%25%26%31%1%~1%~13%4%10%2%11%1%27%27%32%1%~1%~12%4%9%1%10%1%27%
    Category of needTotal100%35%1%1%1%~12%5%4%2%14%z23%100%34%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%3%16%~23%100%34%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%2%17%~24%100%35%1%1%1%1%10%6%4%1%18%~22%
    N1. Abuse or neglect61%36%1%1%1%~11%5%4%2%16%z23%62%34%1%1%1%~10%5%3%2%17%~23%63%34%1%1%1%1%10%6%4%2%18%~24%64%35%1%1%1%1%10%6%3%1%19%~21%
    N2. Child’s disability2%35%1%1%2%c13%4%3%1%14%z24%2%28%3%1%2%1%14%5%2%3%18%c24%2%31%2%1%2%c13%6%3%2%16%c23%2%30%3%1%2%c15%5%3%2%17%1%21%
    N3. Parental illness or disability3%40%1%1%2%c9%5%3%2%15%z21%3%38%1%~1%c7%5%3%2%20%c22%3%37%1%1%2%0%8%7%2%2%22%c19%3%40%1%1%1%1%7%6%3%2%21%0%19%
    N4. Family in acute stress9%32%1%1%1%~16%6%5%2%13%z24%9%31%1%1%1%1%16%6%5%3%13%~23%9%30%1%1%1%~15%5%5%2%14%1%26%9%31%1%1%1%~13%5%5%2%14%1%26%
    N5. Family dysfunction17%35%1%1%1%~13%5%5%3%13%z22%16%32%1%1%1%1%14%6%4%3%14%~23%15%34%~1%1%1%12%5%4%2%16%~24%15%35%1%1%1%1%10%5%4%2%18%~22%
    N6. Socially unacceptable behaviour2%31%~1%1%0%15%3%5%3%9%z31%2%32%1%c~1%16%5%5%2%10%2%25%2%30%cc1%1%14%4%5%2%10%3%29%2%30%1%1%cc18%4%5%1%10%4%25%
    N7. Low income~38%0%c0%0%16%ccc9%z24%~38%0%0%0%0%11%ccc12%0%26%~44%c0%c0%cc9%c10%0%26%~43%cc0%0%11%ccc11%0%23%
    N8. Absent parenting6%37%1%~1%~8%4%9%2%11%z26%7%36%1%c1%~8%4%8%3%12%c26%7%37%~~1%~6%4%8%2%12%c30%6%37%1%1%1%~7%4%7%1%10%c31%
    Duration of PlacementTotal100%35%1%1%1%~12%5%4%2%14%z23%100%34%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%3%16%~23%100%34%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%2%17%~24%100%35%1%1%1%1%10%6%4%1%18%~22%
    1. Under 2 weeks17%37%~1%1%~9%7%3%3%10%z29%16%35%~~~1%9%7%2%3%11%~31%16%36%~~1%~8%6%2%2%11%~33%15%38%~1%1%1%8%6%2%1%12%~30%
    2. From 2 weeks to under 8 weeks18%33%1%1%1%~15%6%4%3%11%z26%17%32%1%1%1%1%14%6%4%3%11%~26%17%33%~1%1%~13%7%4%2%12%1%26%16%34%~1%1%1%13%7%4%2%12%1%26%
    3. From 8 weeks to under 6 months25%35%1%1%2%~14%5%5%2%14%z22%25%34%1%1%1%1%13%5%4%3%14%~22%25%32%1%1%1%1%13%6%4%2%15%~24%24%33%1%1%2%1%12%6%4%2%16%~22%
    4. From 6 months to under 1 year18%41%1%1%1%1%10%4%4%2%14%z21%18%38%1%1%2%~10%4%4%2%16%~21%18%36%1%1%1%~10%4%4%2%17%~22%18%39%1%1%1%1%10%5%4%1%17%~19%
    5. From 1 year to under 2 years13%37%1%1%1%~10%4%5%1%19%z20%14%34%1%1%1%~9%4%5%2%22%~20%14%36%1%1%1%~9%4%5%1%23%~19%15%37%1%1%1%1%8%4%4%1%24%~19%
    6. From 2 years to under 3 years4%28%1%1%2%c12%4%6%2%24%z19%4%28%1%1%2%1%10%4%5%2%25%c20%5%30%1%2%1%~9%5%5%1%28%c18%5%29%1%1%2%1%7%4%4%1%31%c17%
    7. From 3 years to under 5 years3%26%1%2%2%c12%5%5%2%24%z20%3%22%2%2%1%~11%5%5%2%29%c19%3%24%1%2%2%c10%5%6%1%29%0%19%3%24%1%1%2%1%10%5%5%1%33%c16%
    8. From 5 years to under 10 years2%21%1%2%1%c16%5%5%1%26%z20%2%18%2%3%2%c11%5%6%2%34%0%18%2%17%1%2%2%c15%4%5%1%30%0%22%2%20%1%4%2%c10%8%5%1%33%0%16%
    9. 10 years and over~20%ccc0%15%c7%c25%z23%~17%ccc0%6%c6%c37%c21%~19%ccc0%11%8%4%c34%0%22%~25%cccc8%10%c0%23%0%24%
    GenderTotal100%35%1%1%1%~12%5%4%2%14%z23%100%34%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%3%16%~23%100%34%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%2%17%~24%100%35%1%1%1%1%10%6%4%1%18%~22%
    Male55%35%1%1%1%~13%5%4%2%14%z23%55%34%1%1%1%1%12%5%4%3%16%~23%55%33%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%2%16%1%25%55%35%1%1%1%1%10%5%3%1%17%1%23%
    Female45%36%1%1%1%~11%5%5%2%14%z23%45%33%1%1%1%1%11%5%5%2%16%~23%45%34%1%1%1%~10%5%5%2%17%~24%45%35%1%1%1%1%9%6%4%2%18%~22%
    Placement typeTotal100%35%1%1%1%~12%5%4%2%14%z23%100%34%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%3%16%~23%100%34%1%1%1%1%11%5%4%2%17%~24%100%35%1%1%1%1%10%6%4%1%18%~22%
    Foster placements67%35%1%1%1%~12%7%4%2%16%z22%66%33%1%1%1%~11%7%3%2%18%~22%65%33%~1%1%~11%7%3%2%19%~23%63%34%1%1%1%1%10%7%3%1%21%~20%
    Placed for adoption1%36%0%ccc3%6%cc23%z29%1%36%4%cc0%3%5%c2%24%0%25%1%29%3%0%0%0%3%5%0%c37%0%24%1%40%c0%c0%3%8%0%c32%0%14%
    Placed with parents or other person with parental responsibility6%34%c2%5%1%3%1%3%3%27%z20%6%30%~1%5%1%3%2%4%2%29%~22%6%32%0%2%3%2%4%2%4%2%29%c21%6%35%c1%4%2%3%1%4%3%28%~19%
    Other placements in the community6%28%1%~1%~14%3%10%2%9%z32%6%27%1%~1%1%15%3%11%3%10%1%29%5%30%~~1%~13%3%10%2%8%1%31%4%32%1%ccc11%3%11%2%6%1%33%
    Secure units, children’s homes and semi-independent living accommodation14%37%1%~1%~19%3%6%3%7%z22%15%35%2%~1%~18%3%6%3%7%1%23%16%34%1%~1%~17%3%6%3%7%1%27%18%35%2%1%1%~15%4%6%2%6%1%27%
    Other residential settings5%49%1%~1%~5%2%1%3%8%z32%5%46%1%c~1%4%3%2%2%8%1%32%5%50%1%c~1%4%3%1%2%9%1%30%5%47%1%1%1%1%4%3%1%1%8%2%31%
    Residential schools~49%cc0%0%c0%cc12%z17%~32%cc0%0%11%c0%12%14%0%24%~37%c0%0%0%ccc0%11%0%35%~20%0%0%0%0%c0%ccc0%47%
    Other placements1%29%c1%cc7%4%4%1%30%z23%2%29%c0%1%2%7%4%3%3%24%c27%2%29%cc1%1%5%3%3%2%32%c24%3%29%c1%1%1%4%3%3%1%36%c21%

    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. Category of need is the main category of the eight “need codes” at the time the child started to be looked after.

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