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'B1 Children in need and episodes of need by local authority' from 'Characteristics of children in need'

• Created: 4 January 2023

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'B1 Children in need and episodes of need by local authority' in Bexley, England, Inner London, London and Outer London between 2013 and 2022

			Children ending an episode of need in the year	Children in need at 31 March	Children starting an episode of need in the year	Children with an episode of need at any point during the year
England		2013	325,850	378,030	363,580	675,030
		2014	347,920	395,480	392,880	708,780
		2015	341,030	390,130	373,610	698,680
		2016	331,950	393,910	373,020	694,590
		2017	335,100	389,040	374,640	692,880
		2018	331,910	404,710	382,180	705,060
		2019	342,960	399,510	381,920	708,840
		2020	349,500	389,260	381,020	706,830
		2021	321,170	388,490	355,260	679,340
		2022	338,780	404,310	385,950	710,720
London		2013	53,750	67,660	62,150	117,150
		2014	55,660	69,050	64,650	120,320
		2015	56,100	71,150	64,430	122,600
		2016	58,370	69,340	65,990	123,180
		2017	59,730	68,070	68,010	123,360
		2018	61,050	72,810	72,170	128,980
		2019	64,180	70,920	70,830	129,980
		2020	62,630	68,430	68,440	126,390
		2021	55,860	69,400	63,590	120,590
		2022	57,730	70,960	67,980	123,950
Inner London		2013	22,610	30,910	26,190	51,770
		2014	22,820	31,640	26,510	52,690
		2015	22,500	31,830	25,990	52,490
		2016	22,940	30,750	26,910	51,910
		2017	24,360	29,460	29,070	52,000
		2018	26,030	31,460	31,000	55,450
		2019	25,380	29,860	27,630	53,320
		2020	23,760	28,960	26,400	50,880
		2021	22,350	28,770	25,300	49,320
		2022	22,300	29,150	25,930	49,510
Outer London	Outer London	2013	31,150	36,750	35,960	65,380
		2014	32,850	37,410	38,140	67,630
		2015	33,600	39,320	38,440	70,110
		2016	35,430	38,590	39,080	71,280
		2017	35,370	38,610	38,930	71,370
		2018	35,020	41,350	41,170	73,530
		2019	38,800	41,060	43,200	76,650
		2020	38,870	39,470	42,040	75,510
		2021	33,510	40,630	38,280	71,270
		2022	35,420	41,810	42,050	74,450
	Bexley	2013	1,543	1,827	1,781	3,201
		2014	2,243	1,616	1,834	3,665
		2015	1,348	1,759	1,624	3,003
		2016	1,413	1,521	1,380	2,823
		2017	1,218	1,646	1,505	2,728
		2018	1,470	1,601	1,669	2,959
		2019	1,296	1,594	1,525	2,788
		2020	1,329	1,757	1,675	2,999
		2021	1,182	1,890	1,606	2,970
		2022	1,512	1,938	1,861	3,312

Footnotes

1. A child can have more than one episode of need throughout the year, but episodes should not overlap.
2. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in 2021 and 2022 national totals, and regional totals for inner London and London. Refer to the methodology section for more information.

Source: Characteristics of children in need, B1 Children in need and episodes of need by local authority

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