Research and statistics

A summary of responses from senior leaders in local authorities to questions asked in waves 1 to 6 of the children’s services omnibus survey.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 December 2022

Research reports analysing serious case reviews (SCRs), with findings for professionals working with children and families.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 December 2022

Social care data to accompany the Ofsted Annual Report 2021/22

• Document type: Statistical data set
• Part of a collection: Ofsted Annual Report 2021/22 and 1 others
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 13 December 2022

Lessons learnt from a Department for Education (DfE) funded pilot which examined the existing oversight of out-of-school settings.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Department for Education
• Updated: 24 November 2022

Findings and recommendations from a case review of application decisions for mother and baby units in prison and the role of social work.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Department for Education
• Updated: 24 November 2022

A report on how local authorities plan for sufficiency of accommodation that meets the needs of children in care and care leavers

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: Ofsted social care research
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 18 November 2022

This publication presents information on the number of children on the child protection register at the end of each quarter.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Organisation: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
• Updated: 10 November 2022

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: 3 November 2022

An independent report on the delivery of children's services from the Children’s Commissioner in Sefton.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Department for Education
• Updated: 28 October 2022

Statistics on children referred to and assessed by children's social services for the year ending 31 March 2022.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Statistics: children in need and child protection
• Organisation: Department for Education
• Updated: 27 October 2022

Best practice framework for children's social care practice systems following the children's social care innovation programme round 1 evaluation.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Department for Education
• Updated: 12 October 2022

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel paper about bruising to children.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
• Updated: 29 September 2022

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel paper setting out key findings from reviews where domestic abuse featured.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
• Updated: 29 September 2022

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: 28 September 2022

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: 23 August 2022

This publication presents information on the number of children on the child protection register at the end of each quarter.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Organisation: Department of Health (Northern Ireland) and 1 others
• Updated: 11 August 2022

A briefing on the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s social care.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 27 July 2022

A report about children's homes, the services that they offer and the needs that they say they are aiming to meet.

• Document type: Research
• Part of a collection: Children's social care statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 8 July 2022

Inspection data and information about the providers and places of children’s social care in England as well as inspections and inspection outcomes.

• Document type: National Statistics
• Part of a collection: Children's social care statistics
• Organisation: Ofsted
• Updated: 7 July 2022

An independent report on options for delivering children's services from the Children’s Commissioner in North East Lincolnshire.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 June 2022