National statistics

Characteristics of children in need: 2013 to 2014

Children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the financial year ending 31 March 2014.

Applies to England

Documents

Main text: SFR43/2014

National and local authority tables: SFR43/2014

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Methodology document: SFR43/2014

Methodology document 2: SFR43/2014

Data quality and uses: SFR43/2014

Pre-release access list: SFR43/2014

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Underlying data: SFR43/2014

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Additional tables: SFR43/2014

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Details

This publication includes information on:

  • children in need of social services
  • children referred to social services
  • assessments undertaken and primary need identified at assessment
  • section 47 enquiries and initial child protection conferences
  • children who were the subject of a child protection plan

All 27 tables from the publication are contained in the ‘National and local authority tables: SFR43/2014’ excel document.

We published additional tables showing figures as a result of matching the children in need census to the national pupil database (NPD) on 26 February 2015.

These tables show children in need by:

  • prevalence of free school meals (FSM)
  • special educational needs (SEN)
  • attainment
  • absence and exclusions.

Further details of the matching process and calculations included in these tables can be found in the ‘methodology document 2: SFR43/2014’ file.

Children’s services statistics team - CIN

Email CIN.Stats@education.gov.uk

Telephone: Chris Gray 01325 340854

Published 29 October 2014
Last updated 26 February 2015 + show all updates
  1. Added figures as a result of matching the children in need census to the national pupil database (NPD).

  2. Underlying data added.

  3. First published.