National statistics

Children in need: 2022 to 2023

Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2023.

From:: Department for Education
Published: 26 October 2023

Applies to England

Documents

Children in need in England: 2022 to 2023

https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need/2023

Details

Information on:

referrals to children’s social care services
assessments carried out on children referred to children’s social care services
children subject to child protection plans

We have renamed ‘Characteristics of children in need’ as ‘Children in need’. The statistics and content remain the same.

Published 26 October 2023