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   • Publication: Children accommodated in secure children's homes

2. Step 2

   • Subject: SCH Characteristics 2021

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England and Wales

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2010 to 2021

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number of children accommodated
     • Percentage of children accommodated
   • Characteristics:
     • Total
     • Child detained or sentenced and placed by the Youth Custody Service
     • Child placed by local authority in a criminal justice context
     • Child placed by local authority on welfare grounds

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   View latest data: Reporting Year 2022

   'SCH Characteristics 2021' for Child detained or sentenced and placed by the Youth Custody Service, Child placed by local authority in a criminal justice context and Child placed by local authority on welfare grounds in England and Wales between 2010 and 2021

   		2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
   Number of children accommodated	Total	258	221	239	206	229	205	210	203	204	172	184	142
   	Child detained or sentenced and placed by the Youth Custody Service	131	146	146	102	111	97	89	93	98	66	80	55
   	Child placed by local authority in a criminal justice context	31	13	17	15	14	20	16	7	10	9	15	7
   	Child placed by local authority on welfare grounds	96	62	76	89	104	88	105	103	96	97	89	80
   Percentage of children accommodated	Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Child detained or sentenced and placed by the Youth Custody Service	51%	66%	61%	50%	48%	47%	42%	46%	48%	38%	43%	39%
   	Child placed by local authority in a criminal justice context	12%	6%	7%	7%	6%	10%	8%	3%	5%	5%	8%	5%
   	Child placed by local authority on welfare grounds	37%	28%	32%	43%	45%	43%	50%	51%	47%	56%	48%	56%

   Footnotes

   1. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and categories may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
   2. 'c' denotes figures suppressed to preserve confidentiality.

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   • Publication: Children accommodated in secure children's homes, Reporting Year 2022