Health & Social Care

Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2015 to 2016. This statistical first release (SFR) provides information about looked-after children in England for the year ending 31 March 2016. The figures are based on data from the children looked after return (also known as SSDA903) collected from all local authorities.

Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2014 to 2015. This statistical first release (SFR) provides information about looked-after children in England for the year ending 31 March 2015. The figures are based on data from the children looked after return (also known as SSDA903) collected from all local authorities.

Link to source (DfE website) This statistical first release (SFR) includes information on: children in need of social services children referred to social services assessments undertaken and primary need at first 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 sub...

Characteristics of children in need: 2014 to 2015 Children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the financial year ending March 2015. The ‘main text’ document includes information on: children in need of social services children referred to social services assessments of children in need and their primary need at first assessment section 47 enquiries (a local authority carries out one of these if they suspe...