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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: CLA starting during the year by characteristics - NATIONAL

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2021

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
     • Percentage
   • Characteristic:
     • 1 to 4 years
     • 10 to 15 years
     • 16 years and over
     • 5 to 9 years
     • Total children

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   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'CLA starting during the year by characteristics - NATIONAL' for 1 to 4 years, 1. Total White, 10 to 15 years, 16 years and over, 1a. White British and 52 other filters in England between 2018 and 2021

   		Number				Percentage
   		2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021
   Age on starting	Total children	32,190	31,780	31,010	28,440	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Under 1 year	6,180	6,030	5,990	5,610	19%	19%	19%	20%
   	1 to 4 years	5,690	5,460	5,360	5,110	18%	17%	17%	18%
   	5 to 9 years	5,710	5,350	5,110	4,750	18%	17%	16%	17%
   	10 to 15 years	8,880	8,560	8,350	7,260	28%	27%	27%	26%
   	16 years and over	5,730	6,380	6,210	5,710	18%	20%	20%	20%
   Category of need	Total children	32,190	31,780	31,010	28,440	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	N1. Abuse or neglect	19,510	18,900	18,910	17,600	61%	59%	61%	62%
   	N2. Child’s disability	710	650	620	570	2%	2%	2%	2%
   	N3. Parental illness or disability	940	860	830	770	3%	3%	3%	3%
   	N4. Family in acute stress	2,420	2,380	2,400	2,260	8%	8%	8%	8%
   	N5. Family dysfunction	4,340	4,060	3,790	3,610	13%	13%	12%	13%
   	N6. Socially unacceptable behaviour	940	880	790	690	3%	3%	3%	2%
   	N7. Low income	70	60	50	50	~	~	~	~
   	N8. Absent parenting	3,270	3,990	3,610	2,900	10%	13%	12%	10%
   Ethnicity	Total children	32,190	31,780	31,010	28,440	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	1. Total White	21,740	20,940	20,560	18,980	68%	66%	66%	67%
   	1a. White British	19,830	18,980	18,800	17,500	62%	60%	61%	62%
   	1b. White Irish	70	90	80	80	~	~	~	~
   	1c. Traveller of Irish Heritage	70	70	70	70	~	~	~	~
   	1d. Gypsy Roma	200	220	210	160	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	1e. Any other White background	1,570	1,580	1,400	1,170	5%	5%	5%	4%
   	2. Total Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3,030	3,040	2,930	2,760	9%	10%	9%	10%
   	2a. White and Black Caribbean	1,020	980	950	860	3%	3%	3%	3%
   	2b. White and Black African	390	410	350	360	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	2c. White and Asian	500	550	490	540	2%	2%	2%	2%
   	2d. Any other Mixed background	1,130	1,090	1,140	1,000	3%	3%	4%	4%
   	3. Total Asian or Asian British	2,070	2,020	2,020	1,800	6%	6%	7%	6%
   	3a. Indian	180	140	140	130	1%	~	~	~
   	3b. Pakistani	540	550	500	490	2%	2%	2%	2%
   	3c. Bangladeshi	200	230	210	190	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	3d. Chinese	70	50	60	50	~	~	~	~
   	3e. Any other Asian background	1,080	1,060	1,110	930	3%	3%	4%	3%
   	4. Total Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	3,310	3,570	3,150	2,690	10%	11%	10%	9%
   	4a. Caribbean	580	510	560	550	2%	2%	2%	2%
   	4b. African	2,110	2,420	1,930	1,600	7%	8%	6%	6%
   	4c. Any other Black background	630	650	660	540	2%	2%	2%	2%
   	5. Total other ethnic group	1,680	1,850	1,960	1,720	5%	6%	6%	6%
   	5a. Any other ethnic group	1,680	1,850	1,960	1,720	5%	6%	6%	6%
   	6a. Refused	20	30	40	30	~	~	~	~
   	6b. Information not yet obtained	330	330	360	470	1%	1%	1%	2%
   	6. Total refused or information not yet available	350	350	390	500	1%	1%	1%	2%
   Gender	Total children	32,190	31,780	31,010	28,440	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Male	18,070	18,180	17,660	16,090	56%	57%	57%	57%
   	Female	14,120	13,600	13,360	12,350	44%	43%	43%	43%
   Legal status	Total children	32,190	31,780	31,010	28,440	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Care order	11,150	11,180	11,290	10,890	35%	35%	36%	38%
   	Placement order granted	60	30	30	10	~	~	~	~
   	Voluntary agreements under S20 CA 1989	16,070	15,950	15,560	13,740	50%	50%	50%	48%
   	Detained for child protection	4,080	3,810	3,410	3,250	13%	12%	11%	11%
   	Youth justice legal statuses	840	810	730	540	3%	3%	2%	2%
   Previous permanence arrangement	Total children	32,190	31,780	31,010	28,440	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Adoption	180	190	180	170	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	Special guardianship order	270	260	350	310	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	Residence or child arrangement order	110	150	130	130	~	~	~	~
   	Unknown	3,870	4,250	3,680	2,900	12%	13%	12%	10%
   	No previous permanence option	27,760	26,930	26,670	24,940	86%	85%	86%	88%

   Footnotes

   1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
   2. Only the first occasion on which a child started to be looked after has been counted.

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