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- Children in need
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- B1 Children in need and episodes of need by local authority
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- 2013 to 2022
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- Episodes of need ending in the year
- Episodes of need starting in the year
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This data is not from the latest releaseView latest data: Reporting year 2023'B1 Children in need and episodes of need by local authority' in England between 2013 and 2022 Episodes of need ending in the year Episodes of need starting in the year 2013 348,930 394,940 2014 373,100 425,710 2015 364,330 403,300 2016 353,590 401,480 2017 353,860 400,110 2018 349,130 406,770 2019 362,830 408,880 2020 371,070 408,310 2021 339,950 380,020 2022 359,830 413,320 Footnotes
- A child can have more than one episode of need throughout the year, but episodes should not overlap.
- 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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