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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Children receiving care and support by age group and looked after status
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[Collapse]Child StatusChildren in the census have been divided into three status categories for reporting, as follows: - Children who are looked after, who may also be on the child protection register - Children who are on the child protection register, but not looked after - Other children receiving care and support, who are neither looked after, nor on the child protection register.<br />[Filter]
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[Collapse]All children receiving care and supportClick here to sortAll children receiving care and support
Click here to sortChildren looked after at 31 MarchChildren looked after may also have been on the child protection register at 31st March.Click here to sortChildren on the child protection register, but not looked after at 31st MarchClick here to sortChildren receiving care and support, but not looked after, and not on the child protection register at 31st March
[Collapse]All Welsh local authorities6,9702,3407,88017,190
All Welsh local authoritiesIsle of Anglesey14545150335
Gwynedd27040375685
Conwy20535260495
Denbighshire18050255485
Flintshire245125175545
Wrexham365145245755
Powys225105390720
Ceredigion10025155280
Pembrokeshire21535195440
Carmarthenshire16580485730
Swansea4951404701,105
Neath Port Talbot29550405750
Bridgend370145480995
Vale of Glamorgan27075265610
Cardiff9853609252,270
Rhondda Cynon Taf6503256751,650
Merthyr Tydfil175110220505
Caerphilly4601554251,040
Blaenau Gwent19555230480
Torfaen40575340820
Monmouthshire20590225525
Newport36070540970

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General description

The Census collected individual records on all children receiving care and support, including those looked after by a local authority, who had an open case with a local authority on the 31 March that had been open for the three months from 1 January to 31 March. The purpose of the Census is to collect data that measures the characteristics and attributes of children receiving care and support who receive social services from their local authorities, including children looked after by local authorities. The census focuses on the reason why children receive help from social services departments, parental capacity, and on the health and education outcomes for each child.

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 'AFON'. The AFON system applies an extensive series of validation checks to ensure that the information provided uses the correct codes and is internally consistent.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown at 31 March for each year.

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 *.

Revisions information

Data for 2017 to 2021 were revised on 28 November 2023.

Title

Children receiving care and support at 31 March by age group, gender, looked after status and ethnicity

Last update

28 November 2023 28 November 2023

Next update

February 2024 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Children Receiving Care and Support Census

Contact email

stats.pss@gov.wales

Designation

Experimental statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data 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-licence

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Keywords

Children; Children receiving care and support; Age; Ethnicity; Disability; Gender; Children looked after