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Reporting year 2020
Children in need
Data guidance
Published
Description
This page describes the data included in the ‘Characteristics of children in need’ National Statistics release's underlying data files. This data is released under the terms of the Open Government License and it intended to meet at least 3 stars for Open Data.
The methodology should be referenced alongside this data. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality as well as explaining methodology used in producing the data.
Coverage
This release provides information on:
children in need of social services
children referred to social services
assessments undertaken, primary need at assessment and factors identified at the end of assessment
section 47 enquiries (a local authority carries out one of these if they suspect a child is suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm) and initial child protection conferences
children who were the subject of a child protection plan
These statistics are based on child-level data collected via the children in need census.
File formats and conventions
Confidentiality
In this publication, any number between 1 and 5 inclusive has been suppressed and replaced by ‘c’. Secondary suppression has been applied where necessary, to preserve confidentiality.
The symbol ‘:’ indicates that data is not available. This may be because a local authority was unable to return a particular data item in the children in need census; changes to the data collected in the census; or data is not available because of concerns regarding quality.
England and regional totals are rounded to the nearest 10, therefore sub totals may not sum to totals.
Percentages are rounded to one decimal place, therefore sub totals may not sum to 100.
Rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years are rounded to one decimal place. Rates are calculated using ONS mid-year population estimates (opens in a new tab) for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
Data files
All data files associated with this releases are listed below with guidance on their content. To download any of these files, please visit our data catalogue.
A1 Children in Need, Referrals and Assessments
Filename
a1_cin_referrals_assessments_2013_to_2020.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2013 to 2020
Content
Children in need, episodes of need, referrals and assessments completed by children's social care services.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
category_type
Category type
number
Number
percent
Percentage
rate
Rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years
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.
Figures for children in need at 31 March include children awaiting assessment and those that do not require an assessment. These children are included to give a full account of the children in need population and are not intended to be used as a measure of local authority performance.
Rates per 10,000 of the population of children aged under 18 years are calculated using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
Section 47 enquiries and initial child protection conferences carried out by children's social care services, and children who were the subject of a child protection plan, in the year ending 31 March.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
category_type
Category type
number
Number
percent
Percentage
rate
Rate per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Footnotes
If concerns regarding a child’s welfare are substantiated as result of a section 47 enquiry and the child is judged to be at continuing risk of harm then an initial child protection conference (ICPC) should be convened within 15 working days.
A child becomes the subject of a child protection plan if they are assessed as being at risk of harm, at an initial child protection conference.
Rates per 10,000 of the population of children aged under 18 years are calculated using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
If a local authority identifies there is reasonable cause to suspect the child is suffering, or is likely to suffer significant harm, it will carry out an assessment under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 to determine if it needs to take steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child.
Children in need at 31 March by gender, age (at 31 March) and primary need.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
characteristic
Characteristic
CIN_At31
Children in Need at 31st March
N0_Not_stated
N0 - Not stated
N1_Abuse_or_neglect
N1 - Abuse or neglect
N2_Childs_disability_or_illness
N2 - Child's disability or illness
N3_Parents_disability_or_illness
N3 - Parent's disability or illness
N4_Family_in_acute_stress
N4 - Family in acute stress
N5_Family_dysfunction
N5 - Family dysfunction
N6_Socially_unacceptable_behaviour
N6 - Socially unacceptable behaviour
N7_Low_income
N7 - Low income
N8_Absent_parenting
N8 - Absent parenting
N9_Cases_other_than_CIN
N9 - Cases other than children In need
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.
When a child is referred to children's social care with a request for services to be provided the main reason why the child started to receive services is recorded as their primary need.
Children in need at 31 March by gender, age (at 31 March) and ethnicity.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
characteristic
Characteristic
CIN_At31
Children in Need at 31st March
Ethnicity_Asian_or_Asian_British
Asian or Asian British
Ethnicity_Black_or_Black_British
Black or Black British
Ethnicity_Mixed
Mixed
Ethnicity_White
White
Known_ethnicity
Known ethnicity
Other_ethnic_group
Other ethnic group
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.
Black or black British comprises Caribbean, African or any other black background.
White comprises white British, white Irish, traveller of Irish heritage, any other white background and Gypsy/Roma.
Mixed comprises white and black Caribbean, white and black African, white and Asian, any other mixed background.
Other ethnic groups comprises Chinese and any other ethnic group.
Asian or Asian British comprises Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and any other Asian background.
Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March by initial category of abuse by gender, age and ethnicity.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
characteristic_type
Characteristic Type
CPP_At31
Child Protection Plans at 31st March
Emotional_Abuse_Initial
Emotional Abuse
Multiple_Initial
Multiple
Neglect_Initial
Neglect
Physical_Abuse_Initial
Physical Abuse
Sexual_Abuse_Initial
Sexual Abuse
Footnotes
Black or black British comprises Caribbean, African or any other black background.
The initial category of abuse is that assessed when the child protection plan commenced.
A child becomes the subject of a child protection plan if they are assessed as being at risk of harm, at an initial child protection conference.
White comprises white British, white Irish, traveller of Irish heritage, any other white background and Gypsy/Roma.
The 'Multiple' category refers to instances where there is more than one main category of abuse. Children included in this category are not included in any other category of abuse, therefore a child is counted only once overall.
Mixed comprises white and black Caribbean, white and black African, white and Asian, any other mixed background.
Other ethnic groups comprises Chinese and any other ethnic group.
Asian or Asian British comprises Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and any other Asian background.
A6 Child protection plans initial category of abuse
Filename
a6_cpp_initial_category_of_abuse_2013_to_2020.csv
Geographic levels
National
Time period
2013 to 2020
Content
Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March by initial category of abuse.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
CPP_At31
Child Protection Plans at 31st March
Emotional_abuse_Initial
Emotional Abuse
Multiple_Initial
Multiple
Neglect_Initial
Neglect
Physical_abuse_Initial
Physical Abuse
Sexual_abuse_Initial
Sexual Abuse
Footnotes
The initial category of abuse is that assessed when the child protection plan commenced.
A child becomes the subject of a child protection plan if they are assessed as being at risk of harm, at an initial child protection conference.
The 'Multiple' category refers to instances where there is more than one main category of abuse. Children included in this category are not included in any other category of abuse, therefore a child is counted only once overall.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
characteristic_type
Characteristic type
number
Number
percent
Percentage
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.
Black or black British comprises Caribbean, African or any other black background.
White comprises white British, white Irish, traveller of Irish heritage, any other white background and Gypsy/Roma.
Mixed comprises white and black Caribbean, white and black African, white and Asian, any other mixed background.
Other ethnic groups comprises Chinese and any other ethnic group.
Asian or Asian British comprises Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, and any other Asian background.
Children in need episodes at any point during the year, episodes starting in year, episodes ending in year, and children in need at 31 March.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
Anypoint_child
Children with an episode of need at any point during the year
Anypoint_child_rate
Rate of children with an episode of need at any point during the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Anypoint_episodes
Episodes of need at any point during the year
Anypoint_episodes_rate
Rate of episodes of need at any point during the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
At31_episodes
Children in need at 31 March
At31_episodes_rate
Rate of children in need at 31 March per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Awaiting_assessment
Children in need at 31 March who are awaiting assessment or do not require an assessment
Awaiting_assessment_rate
Rate of children in need at 31 March who are awaiting assessment or do not require assessment per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Ended_child
Children ending an episode of need in the year
Ended_child_rate
Rate of children ending an episode of need in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Ended_episodes
Episodes of need ending in the year
Ended_episodes_rate
Rate of episodes ending in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Started_child
Children starting an episode of need in the year
Started_child_rate
Rate of children starting an episode of need in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Started_episodes
Episodes of need starting in the year
Started_episodes_rate
Rate of episodes of need starting in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
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.
Figures for children in need at 31 March include children awaiting assessment and those that do not require an assessment. These children are included to give a full account of the children in need population and are not intended to be used as a measure of local authority performance.
A child can have more than one episode of need throughout the year, but episodes should not overlap.
Rates per 10,000 of the population of children aged under 18 years are calculated using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
At31_episodes
Number of children in need at 31 March
At31_episodes_disability_recorded
Number of children in need at 31 March with a disability recorded
At31episodes_disability_recorded_percent
Percentage of children in need at 31 March with a disability recorded
Autism_percent
Autism/Asperger Syndrome
Behaviour_percent
Behaviour
Communication_percent
Communication
Consciousness_percent
Consciousness
Hand_Function_percent
Hand Function
Hearing_percent
Hearing
Incontinence_percent
Incontinence
Learning_Difficulties_percent
Learning
Mobility_percent
Mobility
Other_percent
Other Disability
Personal_care_percent
Personal Care
Vision_percent
Vision
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.
A child may have more than one disability recorded, therefore the disability category percentages may not sum to 100.
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
Children in need at 31 March, by primary need at assessment.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
At31_episodes
Number of children in need at 31 March
N0_Not_stated
N0 - Not stated
N1_Abuse_or_neglect
N1 - Abuse or neglect
N2_Childs_disability_or_illness
N2 - Child's disability or illness
N3_Parents_disability_or_illness
N3 - Parent's disability or illness
N4_Family_in_acute_stress
N4 - Family in acute stress
N5_Family_dysfunction
N5 - Family dysfunction
N6_Socially_unacceptable_behaviour
N6 - Socially unacceptable behaviour
N7_Low_income
N7 - Low income
N8_Absent_parenting
N8 - Absent parenting
N9_Cases_other_than_CIN
N9 - Cases other than children in need
Footnotes
When a child is referred to children's social care with a request for services to be provided the main reason why the child started to receive services is recorded as their primary need.
Children in need at 31 March, by duration of open case.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
1_2_years
1 year but less than 2 years - number
1_2_years_percent
1 year but less than 2 years - percentage
2years+
2 years and over - number
2years+_percent
2 years and over - percentage
3_6_months
More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months - number
3_6_months_percent
More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months - percentage
3_months
3 months or less - number
3_months_percent
3 months or less - percentage
6_months_1_year
More than 6 months but less than 1 year - number
6_months_1_year_percent
More than 6 months but less than 1 year - percentage
At31_episodes
Number of children in need at 31 March
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.
The duration of an open episode is calculated as difference between the referral date and 31 March of the reporting year.
Open episodes (or cases) are those open at 31 March of the reporting year.
Episodes of need ending in the year ending 31 March, by duration of episode of need.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
1_2_years
1 year but less than 2 years - number
1_2_years_percent
1 year but less than 2 years - percentage
2years+
2 years and over - number
2years+_percent
2 years and over - percentage
3_6_months
More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months - number
3_6_months_percent
More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months - percentage
3_months
3 months or less - number
3_months_percent
3 months or less - percentage
6_months_1_year
More than 6 months but less than 1 year - number
6_months_1_year_percent
More than 6 months but less than 1 year - percentage
Ended_episode
Number of episodes ending during the year
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.
The duration of episode of need ending in the year is calculated as the difference between the referral date and closure date of the episode.
Episodes of need ending in the year to 31 March, by reason for case closure.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
Ended_episodes
Number of episodes of need ending in the year
RC1_Adopted
RC1 - Adopted - Number
RC1_Adopted_percent
RC1 - Adopted - Percentage
RC2_Died
RC2 - Died - Number
RC2_Died_percent
RC2 - Died -Percentage
RC3_Residence_Order
RC3 - Residence Order - Number
RC3_Residence_Order_percent
RC3 - Residence Order - Percentage
RC4_Special_Guardianship_Order
RC4 - Special Guardianship Order - Number
RC4_Special_Guardianship_Order_percent
RC4 - Special Guardianship Order - Percentage
RC5_Transfer_to_another_LA
RC5 - Transfer to another LA - Number
RC5_Transfer_to_another_LA_percent
RC5 - Transfer to another LA - Percentage
RC6_Transfer_to_Adult_Social_Service
RC6 - Transfer to Adult Social Services - Number
RC6_Transfer_to_Adult_Social_Service_percent
RC6 - Transfer to Adult Social Services - Percentage
RC7_Other
RC7 - 'Other' incl. Child no longer in need - Number
RC7_Other_percent
RC7 - 'Other' incl. Child no longer in need - Percentage
unknown
Unknown - Number
unknown_percent
Unknown - Percentage
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.
Reason for closure is the reason the local authority stops providing services to the child.
Referrals to children's social care services, referrals which resulted in no further action, referrals which were assessed and resulted in no further action, children referred and where the referral was within 12 months of a previous referral, in the year ending 31 March.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
No_Further_Action
Referrals which resulted in no further action
No_Further_Action_percent
Referrals which resulted in no further action (%)
Not_in_Need
Referrals which resulted in an assessment and the child was assessed not to be in need
Not_in_Need_percent
Referrals which resulted in an assessment and the child was assessed not to be in need (%)
Re_referrals
Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral
Re_referrals_child
Number of children with a referral within 12 months of a previous referral
Re_referrals_child_percent
Number of children with a referral within 12 months of a previous referral (%)
Re_referrals_percent
Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral (%)
Referrals
Referrals in the year
Referrals_child
Number of children with a referral in the year
Referrals_child_rate
Rate of children referred per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Referrals_rate
Rate of referrals in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Footnotes
A referral is defined as a request for services to be provided by children’s social care and is in respect of a child who is not currently in need.
If a child has more than one referral in a reporting year, then each referral is counted.
Recording of referral outcomes varies between local authorities, because of differences in local reporting practices. This means there may be considerable variation at local authority level in the number of referrals recorded as no further action, and those resulting in an assessment and the child was assessed not to be in need.
Re-referrals for the year ending 31 March 2020 exclude Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole local authorities due to the reorganisation of these areas from 1 April 2019. This means national re-referral figures for 2020 are not directly comparable with earlier years.
Rates per 10,000 of the population of children aged under 18 years are calculated using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
Assessments completed by children's social care services in the year ending 31 March, by duration of assessment.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
1-10_days
1 to 10 days
11-20_days
11 to 20 days
21-30_days
21 to 30 days
25th_Percentile_days
25th percentile (days)
31-40_days
31 to 40 days
41-45_days
41 to 45 days
46-50_days
46 to 50 days
51-60_days
51 to 60 days
61+_days
61 days and over
75th_Percentile_days
75th percentile (days)
Assessments_completed
Number of assessments in the year
Assessments_completed_rate
Rate per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Median_days
Median (days)
Same_day
Started and finished the same day
Footnotes
Local authorities undertake assessments of the needs of individual children to determine what services to provide and action to take. An assessment should be completed within 45 working days of a referral.
The duration of an assessment is calculated as the time in working days between the assessment start date and the assessment end date.
Rates per 10,000 of the population of children aged under 18 years are calculated using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
Episodes with assessment factor information in the year ending 31 March, and factors identified at the end of assessment.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
Alcohol_Misuse_child
Alcohol misuse (child)
Alcohol_Misuse_parent
Alcohol misuse (parent)
Alcohol_Misuse_person
Alcohol misuse (person)
Child_sexual_exploitation
Child sexual exploitation
Domestic_Violence_child
Domestic violence (child)
Domestic_Violence_parent
Domestic violence (parent)
Domestic_Violence_person
Domestic violence (person)
Drug_Misuse_child
Drug misuse (child)
Drug_Misuse_parent
Drug misuse (parent)
Drug_Misuse_person
Drug misuse (person)
Emotional_Abuse
Emotional abuse
Episodes_with_assessment_factor
Number of episodes with assessment factor information
Faith_linked_abuse
Abuse linked to faith or belief
Female_Genital_Mutilation
Female Genital Mutilation
Gangs
Gangs
Going_missing
Going/being missing
Learning_Disability_child
Learning disability (child)
Learning_Disability_parent
Learning disability (parent)
Learning_Disability_person
Learning disability (person)
Mental_Health_child
Mental health (child)
Mental_Health_parent
Mental health (parent)
Mental_Health_person
Mental health (person)
Neglect
Neglect
Other
Other factors
Physical_Abuse
Physical abuse
Physical_Disability_child
Physical disability (child)
Physical_Disability_parent
Physical disability (parent)
Physical_Disability_person
Physical disability (person)
Privately_fostered
Privately fostered
Self_harm
Self-harm
Sexual_Abuse
Sexual abuse
Socially_unacceptable_behaviour
Socially unacceptable behaviour
Trafficking
Trafficking
Unaccompanied_asylum_seeker
Unaccompanied asylum seeker
Young_Carer
Young carer
Footnotes
An episode of need may have more than one factor identified at the end of assessment recorded.
Figures exclude the category ‘no factors identified’. This category is only used for cases which are closed following assessments resulting in no further action.
Factors identified at the end of assessment include only those factors which are deemed relevant at the end of a child’s assessment.
Section 47 enquiries and initial child protection conferences in the year ending 31 March.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
Duration_0-10_days
Duration between start of Section 47 enquiry and ICPC (0-10 working days)
Duration_11-15_days
Duration between start of Section 47 enquiry and ICPC (11-15 working days)
Duration_16-20_days
Duration between start of Section 47 enquiry and ICPC (16-20 working days)
Duration_21+_days
Duration between start of Section 47 enquiry and ICPC (21+ working days)
Duration_25th_Percentile
Duration between start of Section 47 enquiry and ICPC (25th percentile working days)
Duration_75th_Percentile
Duration between start of Section 47 enquiry and ICPC (75th percentile working days)
Duration_Median
Duration between start of Section 47 enquiry and ICPC (Median working days)
ICPC
Number of ICPCs
ICPC_child
Number of children undergoing an ICPC
ICPC_child_rate
Rate of children undergoing an ICPC per 10000 children aged under 18 years
ICPC_rate
Rate of ICPCs per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Section47
Number of Section 47s
Section47_child
Number of children undergoing a Section 47
Section47_child_rate
Rate of children undergoing a Section 47 per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Section47_rate
Rate of Section 47s per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Footnotes
If concerns regarding a child’s welfare are substantiated as result of a section 47 enquiry and the child is judged to be at continuing risk of harm then an initial child protection conference (ICPC) should be convened within 15 working days.
The duration between start of a section 47 enquiry and initial child protection conference is calculated as the time in working days between the start of section 47 and the date of the initial child protection conference. For cases transferred in from another local authority, the duration is calculated as time in working days between the referral date and the date of the initial child protection conference.
Rates per 10,000 of the population of children aged under 18 years are calculated using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
If a local authority identifies there is reasonable cause to suspect the child is suffering, or is likely to suffer significant harm, it will carry out an assessment under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 to determine if it needs to take steps to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child.
Referrals to children's social care services in the year ending 31 March by source of referral.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
Anonymous
Anonymous
Education_Services
Education services
Health_Services
Health services
Housing
Housing
Individual
Individual
LA_Services
LA services
Other
Other
Other_legal_agency
Other legal agency
Police
Police
Referrals
Number of referrals
Schools
Schools
Unknown
Unknown
Footnotes
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.
'Health services' includes referral from GPs, health visitors, school nurses, other primary health services, A&E and other health services.
'LA services' includes referrals from social care, other internal local authority services and external local authority services.
A referral is defined as a request for services to be provided by children’s social care and is in respect of a child who is not currently in need.
If a child has more than one referral in a reporting year, then each referral is counted.
'Individual' includes referrals from family members, relatives, carers, acquaintances and self-referrals.
Child protection plans starting, ending and at any point during the year ending 31 March, children subject to a child protection plan at 31 March.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
CPP_anypoint
Number of child protection plans at any point in the year
CPP_anypoint_rate
Rate of child protection plans taking place at any point in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
CPP_At31
Number of child protection plans at 31 March
CPP_At31_rate
Rate of child protection plans at 31 March per 10000 children aged under 18 years
CPP_child_anypoint
Number of children on child protection plans at any point in the year
CPP_child_anypoint_rate
Rate of children on child protection plans at any point in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
CPP_child_end
Number of children ending child protection plans in the year
CPP_child_end_rate
Rate of children ending child protection plans in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
CPP_child_start
Number of children starting child protection plans in the year
CPP_child_start_rate
Rate of children starting child protection plans in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
CPP_end
Number of child protection plans ending in the year
CPP_end_rate
Rate of child protection plans ending in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
CPP_start
Number of child protection plans starting in the year
CPP_start_rate
Rate of child protection plans starting in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Footnotes
A child becomes the subject of a child protection plan if they are assessed as being at risk of harm, at an initial child protection conference.
If a child is the subject of more than one child protection plan during the year, each plan is counted.
Rates per 10,000 of the population of children aged under 18 years are calculated using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
Child protection plans starting during the year ending 31 March, by initial and latest category of abuse.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
CPP_start
Number of child protection plans starting during the year
Emotional_Initial
Initial: Emotional abuse
Emotional_Latest
Latest: Emotional abuse
Multiple_Initial
Initial: Multiple
Multiple_Latest
Latest: Multiple
Neglect_Initial
Initial: Neglect
Neglect_Latest
Latest: Neglect
Physical_Initial
Initial: Physical abuse
Physical_Latest
Latest: Physical abuse
Sexual_Initial
Initial: Sexual abuse
Sexual_Latest
Latest: Sexual abuse
Footnotes
The initial category of abuse is that assessed when the child protection plan commenced.
The latest category of abuse is the most recent category of abuse assigned to the child protection plan. The latest category of abuse may be the same as the initial category of abuse.
A child becomes the subject of a child protection plan if they are assessed as being at risk of harm, at an initial child protection conference.
If a child is the subject of more than one child protection plan during the year, each plan is counted.
The 'Multiple' category refers to instances where there is more than one main category of abuse. Children included in this category are not included in any other category of abuse, therefore a child is counted only once overall.
Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March, by initial and latest category of abuse.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
CPP_At31
Number of children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March
Emotional_Initial
Initial: Emotional abuse
Emotional_Latest
Latest: Emotional abuse
Multiple_Initial
Initial: Multiple
Multiple_Latest
Latest: Multiple
Neglect_Initial
Initial: Neglect
Neglect_Latest
Latest: Neglect
Physical_Initial
Initial: Physical abuse
Physical_Latest
Latest: Physical abuse
Sexual_Initial
Initial: Sexual abuse
Sexual_Latest
Latest: Sexual abuse
Footnotes
The initial category of abuse is that assessed when the child protection plan commenced.
The latest category of abuse is the most recent category of abuse assigned to the child protection plan. The latest category of abuse may be the same as the initial category of abuse.
A child becomes the subject of a child protection plan if they are assessed as being at risk of harm, at an initial child protection conference.
The 'Multiple' category refers to instances where there is more than one main category of abuse. Children included in this category are not included in any other category of abuse, therefore a child is counted only once overall.
Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March, by length of time as the subject of a plan.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
1_2_years
1 year but less than 2 years
1_2_years_percent
1 year but less than 2 years (%)
2_years+
2 years and over
2_years+_percent
2 years and over (%)
3_6_months
More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months
3_6_months_percent
More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months (%)
3_months
3 months or less
3_months_percent
3 months or less (%)
6_months_1_year
More than 6 months but less than 1 year
6_months_1_year_percent
More than 6 months but less than 1 year (%)
CPP_At31
Number of children who were the subject of a plan at 31 March
Footnotes
The duration of a child protection plan at 31 March is calculated as the time between the child protection plan start date and 31 March of the reporting year.
A child becomes the subject of a child protection plan if they are assessed as being at risk of harm, at an initial child protection conference.
Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March, and who had been on a plan for at least three months and had reviews carried out within the required timescales.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
CPP_At31_3Months
Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March and who had been the subject of a plan for 3 or more months
Reviewed_within_timescales
Reviewed within the required timescales
Reviewed_within_timescales_percent
Reviewed within the required timescales (%)
Footnotes
A child becomes the subject of a child protection plan if they are assessed as being at risk of harm, at an initial child protection conference.
Statutory guidance states that a child should have a review of their child protection plan within the first three months of being the subject of the plan, and then subsequently at intervals of not more than six months.
D7 Child Protection Plans Ending in year by Length of Time
Filename
d7_cpps_ending_by_length_of_time_2013_to_2020.csv
Geographic levels
Local authority; National; Regional
Time period
2013 to 2020
Content
Child protection plans ending, during year ending 31 March, by length of time as the subject of a plan.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
1_2_years
1 year but less than 2 years
1_2_years_percent
1 year but less than 2 years (%)
2_years+
2 years and over
2_years+_percent
2 years and over (%)
3_6_months
More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months
3_6_months_percent
More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months (%)
3_months
3 months or less
3_months_percent
3 months or less (%)
6_months_1_year
More than 6 months but less than 1 year
6_months_1_year_percent
More than 6 months but less than 1 year (%)
CPP_End
Number of child protection plans that ended during the year
Footnotes
The duration of a child protection plan which ended during the year ending 31 March is calculated as the time between the child protection plan start date and end date.
A child becomes the subject of a child protection plan if they are assessed as being at risk of harm, at an initial child protection conference.
If a child is the subject of more than one child protection plan during the year, each plan is counted.
Child protection plans ending during the first six months of the year ending 31 March, by length of time the child remained in need.
Variable names and descriptions
Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:
Variable name
Variable description
3_6_months
More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months
3_6_months_percent
More than 3 months but less than or equal to 6 months (%)
3_months
Less than or equal to 3 months
3_months_percent
Less than or equal to 3 months (%)
3_months_transfer
Transferred to another local authority
3_months_transfer_percent
Transferred to another local authority (%)
6_months+
More than 6 months
6_months+_percent
More than 6 months (%)
CPP_End_first_6months
Number of child protection plans that ended during the first 6 months of the collection year
Footnotes
A child becomes the subject of a child protection plan if they are assessed as being at risk of harm, at an initial child protection conference.
If a child is the subject of more than one child protection plan during the year, each plan is counted.
The duration of a child protection plan which ended during the first 6 months of the year ending 31 March is calculated as the time between the child protection plan start date and end date.