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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children accommodated in secure children's homes

2. Step 2

   • Data set: SCH characteristics 2020

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England and Wales

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2010 to 2020

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number of children accommodated
     • Percentage
   • Age of child:
     • Total
   • Gender:
     • Total
   • Length of stay:
     • Total
   • Placement type:
     • 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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   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'SCH characteristics 2020' 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 2020

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

   Footnotes

   1. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and categories may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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   • Release type:
   • Publication: Children accommodated in secure children's homes, Reporting year 2023

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