'B2 Children in Need by Recorded Disability' from 'Characteristics of children in need'
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2020 | |
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Autism/Asperger Syndrome | 44.9% |
Behaviour | 44.6% |
Communication | 66.0% |
Consciousness | 15.8% |
Hand Function | 35.8% |
Hearing | 18.6% |
Incontinence | 12.6% |
Learning | 77.9% |
Mobility | 43.2% |
Number of children in need at 31 March | 1,757 |
Number of children in need at 31 March with a disability recorded | 285 |
Other Disability | 21.8% |
Percentage of children in need at 31 March with a disability recorded | 16.2% |
Personal Care | 62.5% |
Vision | 24.2% |
Footnotes
- A child in need is defined under the Children Act 1989 as a child who is unlikely to reach or maintain a satisfactory level of health or development, or their health or development will be significantly impaired without the provision of children's social care services, or the child is disabled.
- Definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010: “You're disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a 'substantial' and 'long-term' negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities”. More information on what ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ mean is provided here: https://www.gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010
Source: Characteristics of children in need, B2 Children in Need by Recorded Disability
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