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   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: CLA ceasing 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:
     • Total
     • 1 to 4 years
     • 10 to 15 years
     • 16 years
     • 17 years

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   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'CLA ceasing during the year by characteristics - NATIONAL' for 1 to 4 years, 1. Total White, 10 to 15 years, 16 years, 17 years and 61 other filters in England between 2018 and 2021

   		Number				Percentage
   		2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021
   Age on ceasing	Total	30,050	29,570	29,710	28,010	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Under 1 year	2,270	2,240	2,150	1,640	8%	8%	7%	6%
   	1 to 4 years	6,480	6,530	6,550	5,980	22%	22%	22%	21%
   	5 to 9 years	4,010	3,870	3,450	3,300	13%	13%	12%	12%
   	10 to 15 years	4,720	4,370	4,390	3,740	16%	15%	15%	13%
   	16 years	1,580	1,430	1,340	1,210	5%	5%	4%	4%
   	17 years	1,740	1,530	1,500	1,330	6%	5%	5%	5%
   	Ceased on 18th birthday	9,200	9,570	10,290	10,760	31%	32%	35%	38%
   	Ceased when older than 18th birthday	60	40	40	60	~	~	~	~
   Category of need	Total	30,050	29,570	29,710	28,010	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	N1. Abuse or neglect	16,890	17,070	17,180	15,980	56%	58%	58%	57%
   	N2. Child disability	770	670	720	670	3%	2%	2%	2%
   	N3. Parental illness or disability	940	930	820	790	3%	3%	3%	3%
   	N4. Family in acute stress	2,540	2,380	2,420	2,270	8%	8%	8%	8%
   	N5. Family dysfunction	4,340	4,110	3,950	3,630	14%	14%	13%	13%
   	N6. Socially unacceptable behaviour	940	910	840	770	3%	3%	3%	3%
   	N7. Low income	70	50	60	60	~	~	~	~
   	N8. Absent parenting	3,560	3,460	3,720	3,840	12%	12%	13%	14%
   Gender	Total	30,050	29,570	29,710	28,010	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Male	17,010	16,730	17,050	16,210	57%	57%	57%	58%
   	Female	13,040	12,840	12,660	11,800	43%	43%	43%	42%
   Legal status	Total	30,050	29,570	29,710	28,010	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Care orders	10,780	12,280	12,730	13,080	36%	42%	43%	47%
   	Freed for adoption	c	0	0	0	c	0%	0%	0%
   	Placement order granted	3,760	3,490	3,380	2,810	13%	12%	11%	10%
   	Voluntary agreements under S20 CA 1989	13,840	12,190	12,170	10,980	46%	41%	41%	39%
   	Detained for child protection	880	780	720	590	3%	3%	2%	2%
   	Youth justice legal statuses	790	830	720	550	3%	3%	2%	2%
   Reason episode ceased	Total	30,050	29,570	29,710	28,010	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Adopted	3,850	3,590	3,480	2,870	13%	12%	12%	10%
   	Died	50	40	50	60	~	~	~	~
   	Care taken by another local authority	570	570	340	540	2%	2%	1%	2%
   	Returned home to live with parents or other person with parental responsibility which was part of the care planning process	6,270	5,770	5,270	4,610	21%	20%	18%	16%
   	Returned home to live with parents or other person with parental responsibility which was not part of the care planning process	1,400	1,300	1,160	970	5%	4%	4%	3%
   	Left care to live with parents, relatives or other person with no parental responsibility	1,540	1,670	2,060	1,740	5%	6%	7%	6%
   	Residence order or child arrangement order granted	1,180	1,130	1,160	1,060	4%	4%	4%	4%
   	Special guardianship order	3,470	3,870	3,720	3,800	12%	13%	13%	14%
   	Moved into independent living (with supportive accommodation)	3,780	4,000	4,210	3,750	13%	14%	14%	13%
   	Moved into independent living (with no formalised support)	690	680	830	830	2%	2%	3%	3%
   	Transferred to residential care funded by adult social services	600	560	580	610	2%	2%	2%	2%
   	Sentenced to custody	440	430	390	210	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	Accommodation on remand ended	160	190	190	150	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	Age assessment determined child aged 18 or over	260	230	260	180	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	Child moved abroad	90	80	90	70	~	~	~	~
   	Aged 18 (or over) and remained with current carers	z	z	z	2,670	z	z	z	10%
   	Care ceased for any other reason	5,700	5,450	5,920	3,900	19%	18%	20%	14%
   Ethnicity	Total	30,050	29,570	29,710	28,010	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	1. Total White	20,110	19,850	19,370	18,280	67%	67%	65%	65%
   	1a. White British	18,330	18,020	17,630	16,840	61%	61%	59%	60%
   	1b. White Irish	90	110	80	70	~	~	~	~
   	1c. Traveller of Irish Heritage	60	60	60	50	~	~	~	~
   	1d. Gypsy Roma	140	150	180	130	~	~	1%	~
   	1e. Any other White background	1,490	1,520	1,430	1,190	5%	5%	5%	4%
   	2. Total Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	2,600	2,750	2,810	2,490	9%	9%	9%	9%
   	2a. White and Black Caribbean	880	920	920	840	3%	3%	3%	3%
   	2b. White and Black African	310	340	370	320	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	2c. White and Asian	440	450	470	410	1%	2%	2%	1%
   	2d. Any other Mixed background	970	1,050	1,060	920	3%	4%	4%	3%
   	3. Total Asian or Asian British	2,080	1,950	2,030	1,870	7%	7%	7%	7%
   	3a. Indian	140	160	150	120	~	1%	1%	~
   	3b. Pakistani	520	480	520	500	2%	2%	2%	2%
   	3c. Bangladeshi	210	220	210	180	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	3d. Chinese	60	50	60	50	~	~	~	~
   	3e. Any other Asian background	1,140	1,060	1,090	1,020	4%	4%	4%	4%
   	4. Total Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	3,220	3,110	3,290	3,100	11%	11%	11%	11%
   	4a. Caribbean	670	570	550	520	2%	2%	2%	2%
   	4b. African	1,980	1,980	2,110	2,030	7%	7%	7%	7%
   	4c. Any other Black background	570	560	630	560	2%	2%	2%	2%
   	5. Total other ethnic group	1,710	1,610	1,860	1,980	6%	5%	6%	7%
   	6. Total refused or information not yet available	340	310	360	290	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	6a. Refused	20	20	30	20	~	~	~	~
   	6b. Information not yet obtained	320	280	330	270	1%	1%	1%	1%

   Footnotes

   1. National and regional numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Rates 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 last occasion a child ceased to be looked after has been counted.

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