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- Publication
- Children in need
Step 2 Select a data set or featured table
- Data set
- C5 Referrals to children's social care services by source of referral and local authority
Step 3 Choose locations
- National
- England
Step 4 Choose time period
- Time period
- 2020 to 2022
Step 5 Choose your filters
- Indicators
- Anonymous
- Education services
- Health services
- Housing
- Individual
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This data is not from the latest releaseView latest data: Reporting year 2023'C5 Referrals to children's social care services by source of referral and local authority' in England between 2020 and 2022 2020 2021 2022 Police 184,760 195,270 191,840 Schools 117,010 81,180 129,090 Health services 96,300 95,670 96,170 LA services 90,810 87,260 87,300 Individual 52,290 50,940 53,160 Other legal agency 25,180 23,910 26,020 Education services 13,630 8,490 13,350 Anonymous 13,770 13,430 11,600 Housing 8,300 6,550 6,640 Other 31,630 29,180 27,840 Unknown 9,300 5,890 7,250 Footnotes
- If a child has more than one referral in a reporting year, then each referral is counted.
- The source of referral is recorded for each new referral. Where there is more than one referral for the same child on the same day, the first referral should be recorded.
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- Release type:
- Publication: Children in need, Reporting year 2023
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