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'CLA during the year by placement type and locality - NATIONAL' from 'Children looked after in England including adoptions'

• Created: 1 May 2024

'CLA during the year by placement type and locality - NATIONAL' for 1. 20 miles or less, 1.i 20 miles or less inside LA boundary, 1.ii 20 miles or less outside LA boundary, 2. Over 20 miles, 2.i Over 20 miles inside LA boundary and 11 other filters in England between 2019 and 2023

		All new placements					Foster Placements					Placed for Adoption					Placed with Parents					Living Independently					Secure units, children's homes and semi-independent living accommodation					Residential placements					Residential schools					Other
		2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Number	Total	88,240	89,160	81,770	87,270	90,420	52,870	52,550	46,310	49,690	48,930	3,700	3,470	3,290	3,000	2,720	6,430	6,730	7,170	7,180	7,860	6,910	5,540	3,980	4,070	4,410	12,940	14,910	15,210	17,610	19,090	3,870	3,910	3,590	3,210	3,790	90	80	70	80	60	1,440	1,970	2,160	2,420	3,560
	1. 20 miles or less	62,320	63,150	57,950	60,070	60,330	41,450	41,070	36,050	38,030	36,400	1,700	1,620	1,480	1,350	1,180	5,940	6,170	6,610	6,610	7,160	3,640	3,120	2,330	2,090	2,110	6,350	7,460	7,680	8,150	8,590	2,040	2,060	1,920	1,800	2,110	30	30	30	30	30	1,160	1,630	1,860	2,010	2,750
	1.i 20 miles or less inside LA boundary	44,080	44,330	40,470	41,800	42,370	29,390	28,860	25,080	26,300	25,460	880	740	600	490	390	5,250	5,450	5,740	5,820	6,320	2,520	2,310	1,700	1,570	1,550	4,040	4,620	4,800	5,100	5,310	1,010	1,060	990	910	1,130	20	20	10	10	20	980	1,280	1,550	1,610	2,190
	1.ii 20 miles or less outside LA boundary	18,240	18,820	17,490	18,270	17,960	12,060	12,210	10,970	11,730	10,930	820	880	880	860	790	690	720	870	790	840	1,120	810	640	520	560	2,310	2,840	2,880	3,050	3,290	1,030	1,010	930	890	990	20	10	20	20	10	190	350	310	400	560
	2. Over 20 miles	17,900	18,160	17,510	17,680	18,720	8,410	8,610	8,390	8,880	9,290	1,610	1,490	1,530	1,390	1,270	470	540	550	550	660	930	730	600	520	570	4,430	4,670	4,520	4,550	4,580	1,760	1,790	1,620	1,380	1,620	50	60	40	50	30	230	280	260	380	700
	2.i Over 20 miles inside LA boundary	4,030	4,170	3,650	3,960	4,420	2,730	2,860	2,420	2,690	3,030	320	300	260	200	190	80	90	100	70	90	280	240	240	210	190	480	540	520	640	640	70	80	80	80	110	10	10	10	c	c	60	40	40	60	160
	2.ii Over 20 miles outside LA boundary	13,870	13,990	13,860	13,720	14,310	5,680	5,750	5,960	6,190	6,260	1,290	1,190	1,270	1,180	1,080	390	460	460	470	580	650	490	360	310	380	3,940	4,120	4,010	3,910	3,940	1,690	1,710	1,540	1,300	1,510	50	40	40	40	30	180	230	220	320	530
	Distance not Known or not recorded	8,030	7,850	6,300	9,520	11,370	3,010	2,880	1,870	2,780	3,240	390	360	280	260	270	30	20	10	20	30	2,340	1,700	1,050	1,460	1,740	2,160	2,790	3,000	4,920	5,920	70	50	50	40	60	c	0	c	c	10	40	60	30	30	110
Percentage	Total	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
	1. 20 miles or less	71%	71%	71%	69%	67%	78%	78%	78%	77%	74%	46%	47%	45%	45%	43%	92%	92%	92%	92%	91%	53%	56%	59%	51%	48%	49%	50%	51%	46%	45%	53%	53%	53%	56%	56%	37%	32%	41%	37%	43%	81%	83%	86%	83%	77%
	1.i 20 miles or less inside LA boundary	50%	50%	49%	48%	47%	56%	55%	54%	53%	52%	24%	21%	18%	16%	14%	82%	81%	80%	81%	80%	37%	42%	43%	39%	35%	31%	31%	32%	29%	28%	26%	27%	27%	28%	30%	21%	18%	19%	14%	30%	68%	65%	72%	66%	62%
	1.ii 20 miles or less outside LA boundary	21%	21%	21%	21%	20%	23%	23%	24%	24%	22%	22%	25%	27%	29%	29%	11%	11%	12%	11%	11%	16%	15%	16%	13%	13%	18%	19%	19%	17%	17%	27%	26%	26%	28%	26%	16%	13%	22%	22%	13%	13%	18%	14%	17%	16%
	2. Over 20 miles	20%	20%	21%	20%	21%	16%	16%	18%	18%	19%	43%	43%	47%	46%	47%	7%	8%	8%	8%	8%	14%	13%	15%	13%	13%	34%	31%	30%	26%	24%	45%	46%	45%	43%	43%	59%	68%	58%	59%	48%	16%	14%	12%	16%	20%
	2.i Over 20 miles inside LA boundary	5%	5%	4%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	5%	6%	9%	9%	8%	7%	7%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	4%	4%	6%	5%	4%	4%	4%	3%	4%	3%	2%	2%	2%	2%	3%	9%	15%	8%	c	c	4%	2%	2%	3%	5%
	2.ii Over 20 miles outside LA boundary	16%	16%	17%	16%	16%	11%	11%	13%	12%	13%	35%	34%	39%	39%	40%	6%	7%	6%	7%	7%	9%	9%	9%	8%	9%	30%	28%	26%	22%	21%	44%	44%	43%	40%	40%	50%	54%	50%	54%	44%	12%	12%	10%	13%	15%
	Distance not Known or not recorded	9%	9%	8%	11%	13%	6%	5%	4%	6%	7%	11%	10%	9%	9%	10%	k	k	k	k	k	34%	31%	26%	36%	39%	17%	19%	20%	28%	31%	2%	1%	1%	1%	2%	c	0%	c	c	10%	3%	3%	2%	1%	3%

Footnotes

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. However, users looking for a longer time series may wish to check for the equivalent table in earlier releases of this publication. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. 
2. Placement locality denotes whether or not the placement is within the geographical boundary of the responsible LA.

Source: Children looked after in England including adoptions, CLA during the year by placement type and locality - NATIONAL

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