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Step 1 Choose a publication
- Publication
- Children accommodated in secure children's homes
Step 2 Select a data set or featured table
- Data set
- SCH characteristics 2020
Step 3 Choose Countries
- National
- England and Wales
Step 4 Choose time period
- Time period
- 2010 to 2020
Step 5 Choose your filters
- Indicators
- Number of children accommodated
- Percentage
- Age of child
- Total
- Gender
- Total
- Length of stay
- Total
- 1 to < 3 months
- 12 to < 24 months
- 24 months or more
- 3 to < 6 months
- Placement type
- Total
Step 6 (current) Explore data
This data is not from the latest releaseView latest data: Reporting year 2023'SCH characteristics 2020' for 1 to < 3 months, 12 to < 24 months, 24 months or more, 3 to < 6 months, 6 to < 12 months and 1 other filter in England and Wales between 2010 and 2020 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Number of children accommodated Total 258 221 239 206 229 205 210 203 204 172 184 Under 1 month 52 49 49 43 40 49 53 60 27 36 40 1 to < 3 months 89 76 85 60 78 63 64 51 67 43 65 3 to < 6 months 52 51 56 58 64 51 48 46 49 47 47 6 to < 12 months 45 29 36 30 31 31 30 31 39 31 21 12 to < 24 months c c c c c c c c 16 c c 24 months or more c c c c c c c c 6 c c Percentage Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Under 1 month 20% 22% 21% 21% 17% 24% 25% 30% 13% 21% 22% 1 to < 3 months 34% 34% 36% 29% 34% 31% 30% 25% 33% 25% 35% 3 to < 6 months 20% 23% 23% 28% 28% 25% 23% 23% 24% 27% 26% 6 to < 12 months 17% 13% 15% 15% 14% 15% 14% 15% 19% 18% 11% 12 to < 24 months c c c c c c c c 8% c c 24 months or more c c c c c c c c 3% c c Footnotes
- Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and categories may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
- 'c' denotes figures suppressed to preserve confidentiality.
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- Publication: Children accommodated in secure children's homes, Reporting year 2023
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