Guidance

Children in need census 2016 to 2017: guide

Guide for local authorities submitting data for the children in need census 2016 to 2017.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 8 October 2015
• Last updated: 17 November 2016
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  1. 17 November 2016

     Updated document - changes are set out in the document’s version history.

  2. 13 July 2016

     Updated to reflect the removal of the ‘seen by a social worker’ data item which we are not collecting in this census.

  3. 9 November 2015

     Updated document - changes are set out in the document’s version history.

  4. 8 October 2015

     First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 30 July 2019

This document is for the 2016 to 2017 children in need census. For the current census, visit our guide to submitting data for the children in need census.

Applies to England

Documents

Children in need census 2016 to 2017: guide for local authorities

Ref: DFE-00269-2015

PDF, 779 KB, 61 pages

Details

This guide is for local authorities preparing their children in need census 2016 to 2017 return.

It includes information on:

• submission deadlines
• validation checks
• year-on-year checks
• data modules

Read more guidance on submitting data for the children in need census.