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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children in need

2. Step 2

   • Data set: A1 National time series of children in need, referrals and assessments, England 2013 to 2021

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2013 to 2021

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
     • Percentage
     • Rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years
   • Category type:
     • Assessments completed in the year
     • Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March
     • Children ending an episode of need in the year
     • Children in Need at 31 March
     • Children in Need at any point during the year

6. Step 6 Explore data

   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'A1 National time series of children in need, referrals and assessments, England 2013 to 2021' for Assessments completed in the year, Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March, Children ending an episode of need in the year, Children in Need at 31 March, Children in Need at any point during the year and 10 other filters in England between 2013 and 2021

   			Number	Percentage	Rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years
   2013	Assessments	Assessments completed in the year	:	:	:
   	Children in Need	Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March	19,920	5.3	17.4
   		Children ending an episode of need in the year	325,850	z	285.3
   		Children in Need at 31 March	378,030	z	330.9
   		Children in Need at any point during the year	675,030	z	590.9
   	Referrals	Children referred in the year	511,500	z	447.8
   		Children re-referred within 12 months of a previous referral	116,920	22.9	z
   	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	363,580	z	318.3
   		Episodes of need at any point in the year	728,840	z	638.0
   		Episodes of need ending in the year	348,930	z	305.5
   		Episodes of need starting in the year	394,940	z	345.7
   	Referrals	Referral - Assessed as not in Need	112,590	19.0	z
   		Referral - No Further Action	85,830	14.5	z
   		Referrals in the year	593,470	z	519.5
   		Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral	146,770	24.7	z
   2014	Assessments	Assessments completed in the year	175,290	z	152.3
   	Children in Need	Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March	27,930	7.1	24.3
   		Children ending an episode of need in the year	347,920	z	302.4
   		Children in Need at 31 March	395,480	z	343.7
   		Children in Need at any point during the year	708,780	z	616.0
   	Referrals	Children referred in the year	570,790	z	496.1
   		Children re-referred within 12 months of a previous referral	124,970	21.9	z
   	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	392,880	z	341.4
   		Episodes of need at any point in the year	767,910	z	667.4
   		Episodes of need ending in the year	373,100	z	324.3
   		Episodes of need starting in the year	425,710	z	370.0
   	Referrals	Referral - Assessed as not in Need	128,910	19.6	z
   		Referral - No Further Action	92,450	14.1	z
   		Referrals in the year	657,780	z	571.7
   		Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral	154,800	23.5	z
   2015	Assessments	Assessments completed in the year	550,810	z	475.2
   	Children in Need	Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March	27,480	7.0	23.7
   		Children ending an episode of need in the year	341,030	z	294.2
   		Children in Need at 31 March	390,130	z	336.6
   		Children in Need at any point during the year	698,680	z	602.7
   	Referrals	Children referred in the year	553,500	z	477.5
   		Children re-referred within 12 months of a previous referral	124,060	22.4	z
   	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	373,610	z	322.3
   		Episodes of need at any point in the year	754,460	z	650.9
   		Episodes of need ending in the year	364,330	z	314.3
   		Episodes of need starting in the year	403,300	z	347.9
   	Referrals	Referral - Assessed as not in Need	146,300	23.0	z
   		Referral - No Further Action	87,530	13.8	z
   		Referrals in the year	635,620	z	548.3
   		Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral	154,070	24.2	z
   2016	Assessments	Assessments completed in the year	571,640	z	489.5
   	Children in Need	Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March	27,350	6.9	23.4
   		Children ending an episode of need in the year	331,950	z	284.3
   		Children in Need at 31 March	393,910	z	337.3
   		Children in Need at any point during the year	694,590	z	594.8
   	Referrals	Children referred in the year	547,330	z	468.7
   		Children re-referred within 12 months of a previous referral	113,820	20.8	z
   	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	373,020	z	319.4
   		Episodes of need at any point in the year	747,490	z	640.1
   		Episodes of need ending in the year	353,590	z	302.8
   		Episodes of need starting in the year	401,480	z	343.8
   	Referrals	Referral - Assessed as not in Need	158,060	25.4	z
   		Referral - No Further Action	61,800	9.9	z
   		Referrals in the year	621,470	z	532.2
   		Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral	139,900	22.5	z
   2017	Assessments	Assessments completed in the year	606,910	z	515.0
   	Children in Need	Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March	23,530	6.0	20.0
   		Children ending an episode of need in the year	335,100	z	284.3
   		Children in Need at 31 March	389,040	z	330.1
   		Children in Need at any point during the year	692,880	z	587.9
   	Referrals	Children referred in the year	571,000	z	484.5
   		Children re-referred within 12 months of a previous referral	117,770	20.6	z
   	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	374,640	z	317.9
   		Episodes of need at any point in the year	742,890	z	630.4
   		Episodes of need ending in the year	353,860	z	300.3
   		Episodes of need starting in the year	400,110	z	339.5
   	Referrals	Referral - Assessed as not in Need	179,930	27.8	z
   		Referral - No Further Action	66,040	10.2	z
   		Referrals in the year	646,120	z	548.2
   		Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral	141,680	21.9	z
   2018	Assessments	Assessments completed in the year	631,090	z	531.8
   	Children in Need	Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March	26,130	6.5	22.0
   		Children ending an episode of need in the year	331,910	z	279.7
   		Children in Need at 31 March	404,710	z	341.0
   		Children in Need at any point during the year	705,060	z	594.1
   	Referrals	Children referred in the year	581,280	z	489.8
   		Children re-referred within 12 months of a previous referral	120,190	20.7	z
   	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	382,180	z	322.1
   		Episodes of need at any point in the year	753,840	z	635.2
   		Episodes of need ending in the year	349,130	z	294.2
   		Episodes of need starting in the year	406,770	z	342.8
   	Referrals	Referral - Assessed as not in Need	186,560	28.5	z
   		Referral - No Further Action	61,690	9.4	z
   		Referrals in the year	655,630	z	552.5
   		Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral	143,810	21.9	z
   2019	Assessments	Assessments completed in the year	644,730	z	539.3
   	Children in Need	Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March	25,080	6.3	21.0
   		Children ending an episode of need in the year	342,960	z	286.9
   		Children in Need at 31 March	399,510	z	334.2
   		Children in Need at any point during the year	708,840	z	592.9
   	Referrals	Children referred in the year	575,290	z	481.2
   		Children re-referred within 12 months of a previous referral	123,020	21.4	z
   	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	381,920	z	319.5
   		Episodes of need at any point in the year	762,330	z	637.7
   		Episodes of need ending in the year	362,830	z	303.5
   		Episodes of need starting in the year	408,880	z	342.0
   	Referrals	Referral - Assessed as not in Need	189,390	29.1	z
   		Referral - No Further Action	52,610	8.1	z
   		Referrals in the year	650,930	z	544.5
   		Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral	147,150	22.6	z
   2020	Assessments	Assessments completed in the year	665,660	z	553.6
   	Children in Need	Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March	17,710	4.5	14.7
   		Children ending an episode of need in the year	349,500	z	290.7
   		Children in Need at 31 March	389,260	z	323.7
   		Children in Need at any point during the year	706,830	z	587.9
   	Referrals	Children referred in the year	568,600	z	472.9
   		Children re-referred within 12 months of a previous referral	121,150	21.3	z
   	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	381,020	z	316.9
   		Episodes of need at any point in the year	760,330	z	632.4
   		Episodes of need ending in the year	371,070	z	308.6
   		Episodes of need starting in the year	408,310	z	339.6
   	Referrals	Referral - Assessed as not in Need	194,190	30.2	z
   		Referral - No Further Action	40,400	6.3	z
   		Referrals in the year	642,980	z	534.8
   		Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral	145,390	22.6	z
   2021	Assessments	Assessments completed in the year	625,960	z	517.6
   	Children in Need	Children awaiting assessment or assessment not required at 31 March	14,170	3.6	11.7
   		Children ending an episode of need in the year	321,170	z	265.6
   		Children in Need at 31 March	388,490	z	321.2
   		Children in Need at any point during the year	679,340	z	561.8
   	Referrals	Children referred in the year	529,490	z	437.8
   		Children re-referred within 12 months of a previous referral	112,740	21.3	z
   	Children in Need	Children starting an episode of need in the year	355,260	z	293.8
   		Episodes of need at any point in the year	728,440	z	602.3
   		Episodes of need ending in the year	339,950	z	281.1
   		Episodes of need starting in the year	380,020	z	314.2
   	Referrals	Referral - Assessed as not in Need	182,070	30.5	z
   		Referral - No Further Action	35,620	6.0	z
   		Referrals in the year	597,760	z	494.3
   		Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral	135,850	22.7	z

   Footnotes

   1. Rates per 10,000 of the population of children aged under 18 years are calculated using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
   2. If a child has more than one referral in a reporting year, then each referral is counted.

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   • Publication: Children in need, Reporting year 2023

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