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  • Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities, in England: 2019 to 2020

    A range of outcome measures at national and local authority level for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: looked-after children and 1 others
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Unregulated provision for children in care and care leavers: consultation analysis

    Analysis of the responses to the Department for Education’s (DfE) consultation on unregulated provision for children in care and care leavers.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • The education of children living in children's homes

    Research into where children living in children’s homes receive their education and what the quality of this education is like.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Ofsted social care research and 1 others
    • Organisation: Ofsted
    • Updated:
  • Northern Ireland Care Leavers 2019/20

    This annual publication presents information on those who left care during the previous financial year, as well as the circumstances of those who have left care at the time of their nineteenth birthday.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Childrens Social Care Statistics for Northern Ireland 2019/20

    Children’s social care statistics for Northern Ireland presents figures, collected from each of the five health and social care trusts, for children in need at 31 March and year ending 31 March.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Social care questionnaires 2020: what children and young people told Ofsted

    Ofsted uses questionnaires to capture views about social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools and living with foster carers and adopters.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Social care questionnaires: what children and young people told Ofsted
    • Organisation: Ofsted
    • Updated:
  • Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2019/20

    This annual publication details statistical information on children adopted from care in Northern Ireland

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Children in Care in Northern Ireland 2018/19

    This publication presents information on children in Northern Ireland who have been looked after continuously for 12 months or longer at 30 September each year.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 29 February 2020

    Statistics on approved placements by type, gender, age and length of stay.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: secure children’s homes
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Northamptonshire children’s services: commissioners’ report

    An independent report by the Children’s Services Commissioners in Northamptonshire.

    • Document type: Independent report
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Outcomes for children looked after by LAs: 31 March 2019

    A range of outcome measures at national and local authority level for children looked after continuously for at least 12 months.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: looked-after children
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Outcomes for children looked after by LAs: 31 March 2018

    A range of outcome measures at national and local authority level for children looked after continuously for at least 12 months.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: looked-after children
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Use of unregulated and unregistered provision for children in care

    Research to understand the increase in use of unregulated and unregistered provision for children in care and care leavers, and concerns about quality.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children looked after in England including adoption: 2018 to 2019

    Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2018 to 2019.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: looked-after children
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Northern Ireland Care Leavers 2018/19

    This annual publication presents information on those who left care during the previous financial year, as well as the circumstances of those who have left care at the time of their nineteenth birthday.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Social care questionnaires 2019: what children and young people told Ofsted

    Ofsted uses questionnaires to capture views about social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools and living with foster carers and adopters.

    • Document type: Research
    • Part of a collection: Social care questionnaires: what children and young people told Ofsted
    • Organisation: Ofsted
    • Updated:
  • Childrens Social Care Statistics for Northern Ireland 2018/19

    Children’s social care statistics for Northern Ireland presents figures, collected from each of the five health and social care trusts, for children in need at 31 March and year ending 31 March.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2018/19

    This annual publication details statistical information on children adopted from care in Northern Ireland

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Organisation: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
    • Updated:
  • Children in need of help and protection: data and analysis

    Analysis of the characteristics, experiences and outcomes of children in need.

    • Document type: Research and analysis
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated:
  • Children accommodated in secure children's homes: 31 March 2019

    Statistics on approved placements by type, gender, age and length of stay.

    • Document type: National Statistics
    • Part of a collection: Statistics: secure children’s homes
    • Organisation: Department for Education
    • Updated: