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Annual UK estimates of the number of children living in households where all adults have not worked for at least 12 months.
Findings from the first survey of young people and their families in the Growing Up in the 2020s longitudinal study.
Quarterly statistics on the Child Maintenance Service to June 2026.
Research report summarising the results of the initial phases of Childcare Experiences Survey.
Research into how independent scrutiny operates within safeguarding partnerships, including its role, impact and the factors that support effective scrutiny.
This report presents findings on the needs and experiences of adoptive parents and special guardians, and the support they received or would like in their caregiver roles.
Findings from a process evaluation of the expansion of the 30 hours funded childcare entitlement.
Findings from the Foster with North East evaluation, including an interim report covering years 1 and 2, and a year 3 evaluation report.
Research reports that evaluate 3 pilots delivered between April 2024 and March 2025, aimed at reducing unnecessary family court delays.
A rapid evidence assessment of knowledge, skills and professional development in the children’s homes workforce.
Analysis of male to female birth ratios in the UK for the period 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2023.
Analysis of male to female birth ratios in the UK for the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022.
This provides an overview of the performance of the Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland and contains information up to the quarter ending June 2026.
Live births, stillbirths, maternities, and fertility rates by factors including age, parent country of birth, ethnicity, gestational age and birthweight.
The report of the independent review of deaths among care-experienced young adults in England.
This publication presents information on the number of children on the child protection register at the end of each quarter.
Child Maintenance Service data sources used by the Department for Work and Pensions, with quality assessments meeting national data assurance standards.
Tables providing a range of demographic information relating to the population of Northern Ireland.
Management information aggregating registered childcare providers and inspections and their outcomes.
Statistics from Ofsted on inspections of local authority children’s services in England.
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