'LA - Children looked after at 31 March by characteristics' from 'Children looked after in England including adoptions'
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| England | Lambeth | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
| Distance between home and placement | Distance not known or not recorded | Number | 5,160 | 5,630 | 5,480 | 53 | 46 | 52 |
| Percentage | 7% | 7% | 7% | 13% | 13% | 15% | ||
| Placed 20 miles or less from home | Number | 55,530 | 57,080 | 58,640 | 282 | 238 | 241 | |
| Percentage | 74% | 73% | 73% | 69% | 68% | 67% | ||
| Placed more than 20 miles from home | Number | 14,680 | 15,430 | 15,970 | 76 | 64 | 65 | |
| Percentage | 19% | 20% | 20% | 18% | 18% | 18% | ||
| Total children | Number | 75,370 | 78,140 | 80,080 | 411 | 348 | 358 | |
| Percentage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Distance between home and placement and locality of placement | 1. Placed inside the LA boundary, 20 miles or less from home | Number | 38,860 | 39,710 | 40,800 | 91 | 73 | 71 |
| Percentage | 52% | 51% | 51% | 22% | 21% | 20% | ||
| 2. Placed outside the LA boundary, 20 miles or less from home | Number | 16,670 | 17,380 | 17,840 | 191 | 165 | 170 | |
| Percentage | 22% | 22% | 22% | 46% | 47% | 47% | ||
| 3. Placed inside the LA boundary, more than 20 miles from home | Number | 3,220 | 3,340 | 3,450 | 0 | c | 0 | |
| Percentage | 4% | 4% | 4% | 0% | c | 0% | ||
| 4. Placed outside the LA boundary, more than 20 miles from home | Number | 11,460 | 12,090 | 12,520 | 76 | 63 | 65 | |
| Percentage | 15% | 15% | 16% | 18% | 18% | 18% | ||
| 5. Placed inside the LA boundary, distance not known or not recorded | Number | 2,420 | 2,780 | 2,850 | 15 | c | 18 | |
| Percentage | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | c | 5% | ||
| 6. Placed outside the LA boundary, distance not known or not recorded | Number | 2,740 | 2,850 | 2,630 | 38 | 32 | 34 | |
| Percentage | 4% | 4% | 3% | 9% | 9% | 9% | ||
| Total children | Number | 75,370 | 78,140 | 80,080 | 411 | 348 | 358 | |
| Percentage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Local authority of placement for children | Children who are the responsibility of other LAs placed within this LA boundary | Number | 29,830 | 31,350 | 31,980 | 211 | 214 | 230 |
| Percentage | 40% | 41% | 40% | 67% | 71% | 72% | ||
| Children who are the responsibility of this LA placed within the LA boundary | Number | 44,500 | 45,820 | 47,100 | 106 | 88 | 89 | |
| Percentage | 60% | 59% | 60% | 33% | 29% | 28% | ||
| Total children | Number | 74,330 | 77,170 | 79,070 | 317 | 302 | 319 | |
| Percentage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Locality of placement | Children who are the responsibility of this LA placed inside the LA boundary | Number | 44,500 | 45,820 | 47,100 | 106 | 88 | 89 |
| Percentage | 59% | 59% | 59% | 26% | 25% | 25% | ||
| Children who are the responsibility of this LA placed outside the LA boundary | Number | 30,870 | 32,320 | 32,990 | 305 | 260 | 269 | |
| Percentage | 41% | 41% | 41% | 74% | 75% | 75% | ||
| Total children | Number | 75,370 | 78,140 | 80,080 | 411 | 348 | 358 | |
| Percentage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Placement | 1. Foster placements | Number | 54,710 | 55,780 | 57,380 | 282 | 253 | 259 |
| Percentage | 73% | 71% | 72% | 69% | 73% | 72% | ||
| 2. Placed for adoption | Number | 2,510 | 2,460 | 2,060 | 12 | 6 | c | |
| Percentage | 3% | 3% | 3% | 3% | 2% | c | ||
| 3. Placed with parents or other person with parental responsibility | Number | 4,820 | 5,310 | 5,400 | 14 | 11 | c | |
| Percentage | 6% | 7% | 7% | 3% | 3% | c | ||
| 4. Other placements in the community | Number | 2,910 | 3,030 | 2,610 | c | 0 | 0 | |
| Percentage | 4% | 4% | 3% | c | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5. Secure units, children homes and semi-independent living accommodation | Number | 8,910 | 9,980 | 10,790 | 76 | 68 | 71 | |
| Percentage | 12% | 13% | 13% | 18% | 20% | 20% | ||
| 6. Other residential settings | Number | 1,120 | 1,070 | 1,220 | 16 | 10 | 12 | |
| Percentage | 1% | 1% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 3% | ||
| 7. Residential schools | Number | 120 | 110 | 110 | c | 0 | 0 | |
| Percentage | ~ | ~ | ~ | c | 0% | 0% | ||
| 8. Other placement | Number | 280 | 400 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Percentage | ~ | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Total children | Number | 75,370 | 78,140 | 80,080 | 411 | 348 | 358 | |
| Percentage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Placement provider | Other LA provision | Number | 860 | 950 | 900 | c | c | 0 |
| Percentage | 1% | 1% | 1% | c | c | 0% | ||
| Other public provision (e.g. by a PCT etc) | Number | 440 | 500 | 420 | c | c | c | |
| Percentage | 1% | 1% | 1% | c | c | c | ||
| Own provision (by the LA) | Number | 39,210 | 38,730 | 38,970 | 110 | 87 | 99 | |
| Percentage | 52% | 50% | 49% | 27% | 25% | 28% | ||
| Parents or other person with parental responsibility | Number | 4,820 | 5,310 | 5,400 | 14 | 11 | c | |
| Percentage | 6% | 7% | 7% | 3% | 3% | c | ||
| Placement provider not reported | Number | 280 | 400 | 510 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Percentage | ~ | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | ||
| Private provision | Number | 25,520 | 27,390 | 29,190 | 254 | 226 | 222 | |
| Percentage | 34% | 35% | 36% | 62% | 65% | 62% | ||
| Total children | Number | 75,370 | 78,140 | 80,080 | 411 | 348 | 358 | |
| Percentage | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | ||
| Voluntary/third sector provision | Number | 4,250 | 4,860 | 4,680 | 20 | 17 | 21 | |
| Percentage | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 6% | ||
Source: Children looked after in England including adoptions, LA - Children looked after at 31 March by characteristics
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