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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: National - Children looked after who were the subject of a special guardianship order during the year ending 31 March

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2020

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
     • Percent
   • Characteristics:
     • 1 to 4 years
     • 10 to 15 years
     • 16 years and over
     • 5 to 9 years
     • Average age (yrs : months)

6. Step 6 Explore data

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   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'National - Children looked after who were the subject of a special guardianship order during the year ending 31 March' for 1 to 4 years, 1 year, 1 year to under 2 years, 10 to 15 years, 16 years and over and 46 other filters in England between 2018 and 2020

   		Number			Percent
   		2018	2019	2020	2018	2019	2020
   Age at special guardianship order	Total the subject of a SGO	3,460	3,870	3,700	100%	100%	100%
   	Under 1 year	570	670	590	16%	17%	16%
   	1 to 4 years	1,210	1,410	1,370	35%	37%	37%
   	5 to 9 years	940	1,040	900	27%	27%	24%
   	10 to 15 years	690	700	770	20%	18%	21%
   	16 years and over	60	60	70	2%	2%	2%
   	Average age (yrs : months)	5:10	5:7	5:10	z	z	z
   Age on starting final period of care	Total the subject of a SGO	3,460	3,870	3,700	100%	100%	100%
   	Under 1 year	1,020	1,230	1,190	30%	32%	32%
   	1 year	330	390	370	10%	10%	10%
   	2 years	280	330	310	8%	8%	8%
   	3 years	260	280	260	8%	7%	7%
   	4 years and over	1,570	1,650	1,570	45%	43%	43%
   	Average age (yrs : mths)	4:6	4:3	4:3	z	z	z
   Category of need	Total the subject of a SGO	3,460	3,870	3,700	100%	100%	100%
   	N1. Abuse or neglect	2,450	2,840	2,700	71%	73%	73%
   	N2. Child's disability	20	30	20	1%	1%	~
   	N3. Parents illness or disability	200	160	160	6%	4%	4%
   	N4. Family in acute stress	210	230	210	6%	6%	6%
   	N5. Family dysfunction	530	540	540	15%	14%	15%
   	N6. Socially unacceptable behaviour	20	30	30	1%	1%	1%
   	N7. Low income	c	c	0	c	c	0%
   	N8. Absent parenting	30	50	40	1%	1%	1%
   Duration of final period of care	Total the subject of a SGO	3,460	3,870	3,700	100%	100%	100%
   	Under 1 year	2,460	2,700	2,340	71%	70%	63%
   	1 year to under 2 years	470	530	600	13%	14%	16%
   	2 years to under 3 years	170	220	250	5%	6%	7%
   	3 years and over	360	420	510	10%	11%	14%
   	Average duration (yrs : mths)	1:4	1:4	1:7	z	z	z
   Ethnic origin	Total the subject of a SGO	3,460	3,870	3,700	100%	100%	100%
   	White	2,800	3,150	2,950	81%	81%	80%
   	Mixed	370	440	430	11%	11%	12%
   	Asian or Asian British	60	50	70	2%	1%	2%
   	Black or Black British	160	150	160	4%	4%	4%
   	Other ethnic groups	40	40	40	1%	1%	1%
   	Other	50	50	50	1%	1%	1%
   Final legal status	Total the subject of a SGO	3,460	3,870	3,700	100%	100%	100%
   	Placement Order	20	20	20	1%	1%	~
   	Care Order	2,690	3,290	3,180	78%	85%	86%
   	Voluntary agreement (S20)	750	550	500	22%	14%	13%
   	Other	c	c	0	c	c	0%
   Gender	Total the subject of a SGO	3,460	3,870	3,700	100%	100%	100%
   	Male	1,780	1,940	1,800	51%	50%	49%
   	Female	1,690	1,920	1,900	49%	50%	51%
   Status of special guardianship order	Total the subject of a SGO	3,460	3,870	3,700	100%	100%	100%
   	Made to former foster carers	1,870	z	z	54%	z	z
   	Made to carers other than former foster carers	1,600	z	z	46%	z	z
   	Made to former foster carer(s), who was/are a relative(s) or friend(s)	z	2,260	2,160	z	59%	58%
   	Made to former foster carer(s), other than relative(s) or friend(s)	z	360	330	z	9%	9%
   	Made to carer(s), other than former foster carer(s), who was/are a relative(s) or friend(s)	z	1,200	1,120	z	31%	30%
   	Made to carer(s), other than former foster carer(s), other than relative(s) or friend(s)	z	50	90	z	1%	3%

   Footnotes

   1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
   2. Category of need is the main category of the eight “need codes” at the time the child started to be looked after.

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   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions, Reporting year 2023

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