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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children accommodated in secure children's homes

2. Step 2

   • Data set: 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
     • 1 to < 3 months
     • 12 to < 24 months
     • 24 months or more
     • 3 to < 6 months

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   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'SCH Characteristics 2021' 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 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
   	Under 1 month	52	49	49	43	40	49	53	60	27	36	40	25
   	1 to < 3 months	89	76	85	60	78	63	64	51	67	43	65	35
   	3 to < 6 months	52	51	56	58	64	51	48	46	49	47	47	42
   	6 to < 12 months	45	29	36	30	31	31	30	31	39	31	21	21
   	12 to < 24 months	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	16	c	c	19
   	24 months or more	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	6	c	c	0
   Percentage of children accommodated	Total	100%	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%	18%
   	1 to < 3 months	34%	34%	36%	29%	34%	31%	30%	25%	33%	25%	35%	25%
   	3 to < 6 months	20%	23%	23%	28%	28%	25%	23%	23%	24%	27%	26%	30%
   	6 to < 12 months	17%	13%	15%	15%	14%	15%	14%	15%	19%	18%	11%	15%
   	12 to < 24 months	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	8%	c	c	13%
   	24 months or more	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	c	3%	c	c	0%

   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 2023

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