Children looked after at 31 March by local authority, number of placements during year and measure
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Placements of children looked after by local authorities, at 31 MarchLast update
28 January 2025Next update
Autumn 2025 (Provisional)Publishing organisation
Welsh GovernmentSource 1
Looked After Children CensusSource 2
Children looked after (SSDA903) data collection, Welsh GovernmentContact email
stats.pss@gov.walesDesignation
Experimental statisticsLowest level of geographical disaggregation
Local authoritiesGeographical coverage
WalesLanguages covered
English and WelshData licensing
You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licenceGeneral description
From 2016-17, looked after children data is now collected during the year through the Looked after children Census. This has replaced the existing datasets Looked After Children (SSDA903), Adoptions of looked after children (AD1), Educational qualifications of care leavers (OC1) and Care leavers on their 19th birthday (OC3).This table presents figures about children looked after by Welsh local authorities. Children looked after include those on care orders and other children provided with accommodation by their local authority. Some children are also looked after because the local authority provides accommodation for respite purposes - the figures in this table exclude these children.
Data collection and calculation
Anonymised individual child level data is extracted from local authority administrative systems and returned electronically to the Data Collection team within the Welsh Government using an online secure data transfer system called 'Objective Connect'. Welsh Government analysts then apply an extensive series of validation checks to ensure that the information provided uses the correct codes and is internally consistent.Frequency of publication
AnnualData reference periods
Data are shown at 31 March for each year from 2003.Users, uses and context
Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.Rounding applied
The following measures have been taken to minimise the risk of unwanted disclosure of personal data:All figures have been rounded to the nearest five. Where there are less than five children in any group, the actual number has been suppressed, and replaced by the symbol *.
