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Children looked after by local authorities, rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years
Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March, rates per 10,000 children
The percentage of children looked after adopted during the year who were placed for adoption within 12 months of a local authority deciding that the child should be placed for adoption (and were subsequently adopted in that placement)
The percentage of children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year ending 31 March
The percentage of children looked after aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement together last for at least 2 years
The percentage of children looked after cases which should have been reviewed during the year ending 31 March that were reviewed on time during the year
The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in suitable accommodation
The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in education, employment or training

Children looked after by local authorities, rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Regions
East Midlands	40	39	39	40	42	45	48	50
East of England	48	47	46	46	47	50	52	51
London	74	73	70	66	65	66	61	56
North East	60	58	61	61	61	70	73	78
North West	67	67	69	69	71	76	77	76
South East	42	42	41	41	42	45	46	47
South West	46	44	43	43	45	47	49	51
West Midlands	57	59	61	61	64	67	68	68
Yorkshire and The Humber	58	57	59	59	61	64	66	67
National
England	55	55	55	54	55	59	59	59

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Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March, rates per 10,000 children

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Regions
East Midlands	28	28	31	29	30	..	38.3
East of England	27	26	27	29	29	..	31.8
London	31	33	34	35	37	..	38.6
North East	36	37	42	47	48	..	51
North West	28	28	30	33	41	..	42.5
South East	22	23	26	26	29	..	37.2
South West	23	25	25	26	30	..	33.9
West Midlands	33	34	36	36	41	..	41.2
Yorkshire and The Humber	28	29	29	27	31	..	40
National
England	28	28	30	31	34	36	38.7

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The percentage of children looked after adopted during the year who were placed for adoption within 12 months of a local authority deciding that the child should be placed for adoption (and were subsequently adopted in that placement)

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Regions
East Midlands	78.9	74.9	76.3	68.2	69	70.4	80.7	66.5
East of England	82.6	82.3	75.7	78.4	68.8	71.7	73.7	69.5
London	69.2	69.1	64.6	69.1	76.5	67.7	71.8	71.3
North East	85.1	82	80.4	88.3	78.8	81.3	74.5	82.9
North West	86.4	81.4	76.5	74.2	76	68.6	66.1	71.6
South East	81.5	78.1	80.5	78.7	75.9	75.7	82.5	77.9
South West	80.7	74.7	78.7	81.2	80.1	75.1	78.6	75.7
West Midlands	78.7	78.3	71.6	76.3	73.7	73.8	80	69.2
Yorkshire and The Humber	81.5	71.3	75.9	75.1	77.5	73.5	66.1	65.3
National
England	80.4	76.7	75.1	75.8	75.1	72.5	74.1	71.8

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The percentage of children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year ending 31 March

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Regions
East Midlands	14.9	13.6	11.7	11.8	10.2	9.6	9.8	9.8
East of England	13.8	12.7	13	11.4	10.4	10.2	9.7	9.8
London	14.1	13	12.6	11.7	11.4	12.6	12	11.7
North East	12.8	12.3	13	10.9	12.7	10.7	10.7	11.6
North West	13.2	12.7	11.8	11.7	10.5	10.1	9.8	9.8
South East	12.8	12.7	12.8	11.8	11	11	10.7	12.6
South West	15.2	14.2	15.7	13.1	12.8	13.1	13.1	12.9
West Midlands	14.3	13.2	12.9	12.8	11.7	13	11.9	11.1
Yorkshire and The Humber	12.3	12.1	11.7	11.4	10.3	11.2	11.3	9.9
National
England	13.7	12.9	12.7	11.8	11.1	11.4	11	11

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The percentage of children looked after aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement together last for at least 2 years

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Regions
East Midlands	59.6	60.2	63.5	64.3	62.8	63.8	67.8	68.3
East of England	63.5	63.5	63.3	63.3	66.7	68.6	69.4	70.7
London	61.1	61.7	64.4	65.7	67	67.4	69.7	69.9
North East	59.4	61.5	65.3	67.2	64.5	66.3	66.7	66.9
North West	65	65	65.2	64.9	65.1	66.7	67.8	67.9
South East	64.6	65.7	65.5	65.2	66.5	69.5	68.4	67.2
South West	63.5	65.2	63.5	65.5	65.5	66.1	68.6	66.8
West Midlands	61	61.2	61.5	63.8	66.8	67.3	67.6	68.1
Yorkshire and The Humber	64.9	65.5	65.9	65.9	67.6	68.3	67.4	66.7
National
England	66.2	67.4	68.6	65	66.1	67.3	68.2	68.2

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The percentage of children looked after cases which should have been reviewed during the year ending 31 March that were reviewed on time during the year

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Regions
East Midlands	80.4	86.4	90.3	90.6	87.8
East of England	71.3	79.3	85.3	88.7	88.8
London	81.9	91.4	92.7	91.8	92.2
North East	88.6	91.8	95	96.6	94.3
North West	83.9	86.8	91.1	92.6	91.9
South East	74.9	84.6	89.5	92.1	92.1
South West	80.7	87.8	88.9	88.7	88.9
West Midlands	79.8	85	89.7	89.8	89.4
Yorkshire and The Humber	69.2	72.9	86.4	88.1	86.8
National
England	78.9	85.3	90	90.9	90.5

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The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in suitable accommodation

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Regions
East Midlands	85.7	89.5	88.5	87	91.6	92.9	88	85
East of England	83.5	83.2	80.2	87.9	91.9	95.2	91	88
London	82	89.9	89.1	89.7	88.1	87.7	90	91
North East	91.2	92.9	90	91.7	91.2	95.4	94	96
North West	90.1	88.8	86.5	88.9	89.3	90.4	92	88
South East	80.7	86.4	84	85.1	87.4	88.1	86	85
South West	81.1	85.9	90.3	90.4	91.6	89.4	91	89
West Midlands	85.6	90.4	88.6	88.3	91.8	91	88	88
Yorkshire and The Humber	81	83.7	87.9	87.7	89.1	91.7	91	88
National
England	83.9	88	87.3	88.4	89.6	90.3	90	88

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The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in education, employment or training

	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Regions
East Midlands	60.8	64.8	69.9	67.2	68	68.6	61	63
East of England	59.5	58.4	58.2	64.5	63	66.2	62	57
London	57.5	66.3	65.2	68.3	65.2	61.6	66	59
North East	59.1	67.2	70.4	68.3	67.8	70.3	64	67
North West	62.9	61.5	57.4	62.7	61.9	60.5	60	58
South East	61.4	61.1	60.1	61.3	61.1	63	57	56
South West	53.3	59.9	64.7	69.3	65.6	60.4	64	57
West Midlands	57.5	63	57.3	59.5	57.8	54.4	54	51
Yorkshire and The Humber	52.9	59	65.4	63.7	59.7	62.4	63	61
National
England	58.4	62.7	62.6	64.9	63	62.1	61	58

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National Summary

Children looked after by local authorities - in 2012 the rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years was 59 compared with 55 per 10,000 in 2005.

Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March - in 2011 the rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years was 38.7.

The percentage of children looked after adopted during the year who were placed for adoption within 12 months of a local authority deciding that the child should be placed for adoption (and were subsequently adopted in that placement), has fallen from 80.4% in 2005 to 71.8% in 2012.

The percentage of children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year ending 31 March, has fallen from 13.7% in 2005 to 11% in 2012.

The percentage of children looked after aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement together last for at least 2 years, has risen from 62.9% in 2005 to 68.2% in 2012.

The percentage of children looked after cases which should have been reviewed during the year ending 31 March that were reviewed on time during the year, has risen from 78.9% in 2006 to 90.5% in 2010.

The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in suitable accommodation, has risen from 83.9% in 2005 to 88% in 2012.

The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in education, employment or training, has risen from 58.4% in 2005 to 58% in 2012.

Meta Information

Dataset Title

Children looked after by local authorities, rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years

Geographic Coverage

England

Contact Name

Julie Tillman

Contact Address

6N
SANCTUARY BUILDINGS
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT

Contact E-mail Address

Julie.Tillman@education.gsi.gov.uk

Statistical Metadata

Scope and Purpose

National and local figures on the care history of children who have been looked after by local authority social services.

Administrative / Methodological Procedures

Data provided by 150 local authorities in England and extracted from tables published annually, by DfE.

Concepts and Definitions

The data used are based on the definitions and procedures outlined in the Children Act 1989.

Data Classifications

Children looked after by Local Authorities

Edit and Imputation Procedures

None

Validation and Quality Assurance

Data validated against historic data held by DfE

Geographic Referencing

LA and Government Office Region - Records were collected at Local Authority (LA) level before being aggregated to GOR and National level.

Disclosure Control / Confidentiality

Percentages and rates are suppressed, where applicable, in accordance with National Statistics protocols.

Sources for Further Information or Advice

Children looked after by Local Authorities - Year ending 31 March 2003:
http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/VOL/v000454/index.shtml

Meta Information

Dataset Title

Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March, rates per 10,000 children.

Geographic Coverage

England

Contact Name

Contact Address

Contact E-mail Address

mailbox.dataoutputsunit@education.gsi.gov.uk

Statistical Metadata

Scope and Purpose

The dataset contains national and local figures on children and young people who were the subject of a child protection plan.

Administrative / Methodological Procedures

The figures are based on statistical returns from all 152 local authorities with social services responsibilities.

Concepts and Definitions

The data used are based on definitions and procedures outlined in the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families, published in 2000.

Data Classifications

Children and young people on child protection registers at 31 March

Edit and Imputation Procedures

None

Validation and Quality Assurance

Data validated against historic data from this series

Geographic Referencing

Local Authority (LA) and Government Office Region (GOR)
- Records were collected at LA level before being aggregated to GOR and National level.

Disclosure Control / Confidentiality

Very small numbers have been rounded and suppressed to ensure no individual can be identified.

Sources for Further Information or Advice

Characteristics of Children in Need in England.
http://www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway/

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Dataset Title

Geographic Coverage

England

Contact Name

Ms Natalie Corke

Contact Address

4 FL
SANCTUARY BUILDINGS
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT

Contact E-mail Address

natalie.corke@education.gsi.gov.uk

Statistical Metadata

Scope and Purpose

National and local figures on the number of children adopted in the year who were placed for adoption within 12 months of a local authority deciding that the child should be placed for adoption.

Administrative / Methodological Procedures

Data provided by 152 local authorities in England and extracted from tables published annually, by DfE.

Concepts and Definitions

Data Classifications

Looked after children placed for adoption

Edit and Imputation Procedures

None

Validation and Quality Assurance

Data validated against historic data held by DfE

Geographic Referencing

LA and Government Office Region - Records were collected at Local Authority (LA) level before being aggregated to GOR and National level.

Disclosure Control / Confidentiality

To ensure that no individual can be identified from statistical tables, we use conventions for the rounding and suppression of very small numbers.
All numbers which appear in the national summary tables have been rounded to the nearest 100 if they exceed 1,000 and to the nearest 10 otherwise.
Numbers from 1 to 5 inclusive have been suppressed, being replaced in the table by a hyphen (-). Percentages have been rounded to whole numbers unless the numerator was five or less or the denominator was 10 or less, in which case they have been suppressed and replaced by a hyphen.
Note that percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
The following convention has been used: "X" means not applicable.

At local council level the England totals have been rounded either to the nearest 10, or the nearest 100 following the rule outlined above.
Regional totals have been rounded to the nearest 10. All other numbers have been rounded to the nearest five, and numbers from 1 to 5 inclusive have been suppressed, being replaced in the published table by a hyphen (-).
Percentages have been rounded to whole numbers, but where the numerator was five or less or the denominator was 10 or less, they have been suppressed and replaced by a hyphen. Where a percentage is zero because the number from which that percentage has been calculated is a zero, the percentage is shown as zero.

It has been necessary to suppress other figures whenever it would be possible to calculate the value of a suppressed number by means of simple arithmetic. The rule applied in these circumstances has been to suppress the next smallest data item provided its value is strictly less than 20.

Sources for Further Information or Advice

www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway

Meta Information

Dataset Title

The percentage of children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year ending 31 March.

Geographic Coverage

England

Contact Name

Ms Natalie Corke

Contact Address

4 FL
SANCTUARY BUILDINGS
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT

Contact E-mail Address

natalie.corke@education.gsi.gov.uk

Statistical Metadata

Scope and Purpose

National and local figures on the percentage of children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year ending 31 March.

Administrative / Methodological Procedures

Data provided by 152 local authorities in England and extracted from tables published annually, by DfE.

Concepts and Definitions

Data Classifications

Edit and Imputation Procedures

None

Validation and Quality Assurance

Data validated against historic data held by DfE

Geographic Referencing

LA and Government Office Region - Records were collected at Local Authority (LA) level before being aggregated to GOR and National level.

Disclosure Control / Confidentiality

Sources for Further Information or Advice

www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway

Meta Information

Dataset Title

Geographic Coverage

England

Contact Name

Ms Natalie Corke

Contact Address

4 FL
SANCTUARY BUILDINGS
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT

Contact E-mail Address

natalie.corke@education.gsi.gov.uk

Statistical Metadata

Scope and Purpose

National and local figures on the percentage of children looked after aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement together last for at least 2 years.

Administrative / Methodological Procedures

Data provided by 152 local authorities in England and extracted from tables published annually, by DfE.

Concepts and Definitions

Data Classifications

Edit and Imputation Procedures

None

Validation and Quality Assurance

Data validated against historic data held by DfE

Geographic Referencing

LA and Government Office Region - Records were collected at Local Authority (LA) level before being aggregated to GOR and National level.

Disclosure Control / Confidentiality

Sources for Further Information or Advice

www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway

Meta Information

Dataset Title

The percentage of children looked after cases which should have been reviewed during the year ending 31 March that were reviewed on time during the year.

Geographic Coverage

England

Contact Name

Ms Natalie Corke

Contact Address

4 FL
SANCTUARY BUILDINGS
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT

Contact E-mail Address

natalie.corke@education.gsi.gov.uk

Statistical Metadata

Scope and Purpose

National and local figures on the percentage of children looked after cases which should have been reviewed during the year ending 31 March that were reviewed on time during the year.

Administrative / Methodological Procedures

Data provided by 150 local authorities in England and extracted from tables published annually, by DfE.

Concepts and Definitions

Data Classifications

Edit and Imputation Procedures

None

Validation and Quality Assurance

Data validated against historic data held by DfE

Geographic Referencing

LA and Government Office Region - Records were collected at Local Authority (LA) level before being aggregated to GOR and National level.

Disclosure Control / Confidentiality

Sources for Further Information or Advice

www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway

Meta Information

Dataset Title

The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in suitable accommodation. National Indicator 147.

Geographic Coverage

England

Contact Name

Ms Natalie Corke

Contact Address

4 FL
SANCTUARY BUILDINGS
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT

Contact E-mail Address

natalie.corke@education.gsi.gov.uk

Statistical Metadata

Scope and Purpose

National and local figures on the percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in suitable accommodation.

Administrative / Methodological Procedures

Data provided by 152 local authorities in England and extracted from tables published annually, by DfE.

Concepts and Definitions

Data Classifications

Edit and Imputation Procedures

None

Validation and Quality Assurance

Data validated against historic data held by DfE

Geographic Referencing

LA and Government Office Region - Records were collected at Local Authority (LA) level before being aggregated to GOR and National level.

Disclosure Control / Confidentiality

Sources for Further Information or Advice

www.education.gov.uk/rsgateway

Meta Information

Dataset Title

The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in education, employment or training.

Geographic Coverage

England

Contact Name

Ms Natalie Corke

Contact Address

4 FL
SANCTUARY BUILDINGS
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT

Contact E-mail Address

natalie.corke@education.gsi.gov.uk

Statistical Metadata

Scope and Purpose

National and local figures on the percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in education, employment or training.

Administrative / Methodological Procedures

Data provided by 152 local authorities in England and extracted from tables published annually, by DfE.

Concepts and Definitions

Data Classifications

Edit and Imputation Procedures

None

Validation and Quality Assurance

Data validated against historic data held by DfE

Geographic Referencing

LA and Government Office Region - Records were collected at Local Authority (LA) level before being aggregated to GOR and National level.

Disclosure Control / Confidentiality

Sources for Further Information or Advice

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Children looked after by local authorities, rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years

Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March, rates per 10,000 children

The percentage of children looked after adopted during the year who were placed for adoption within 12 months of a local authority deciding that the child should be placed for adoption (and were subsequently adopted in that placement)

The percentage of children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year ending 31 March

The percentage of children looked after cases which should have been reviewed during the year ending 31 March that were reviewed on time during the year

The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in suitable accommodation

The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in education, employment or training

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