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Data Provider: Welsh Government Children receiving care and support by local authority and category of need
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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.[Filtered]
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Child Status 1[Filter]
[Collapse]DisabilityFigures for children with a disability do not include cases where the child has an autistic spectrum disorder and no other disability. [Filtered]
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Disability 1[Filter]
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Year[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Need categoryThe category of need code indicates the main reason why the child started to receive services. [Filter]
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Need category 1
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Local Authority 1
[Collapse]All children receiving care and supportClick here to sortAll children receiving care and support
Click here to sortAbuse or neglectClick here to sortChild’s disability or illnessClick here to sortParental disability or illnessClick here to sortFamily in acute stressClick here to sortFamily dysfunctionClick here to sortSocially unacceptable behaviourClick here to sortAbsent parentingClick here to sortAdoption disruption
[Collapse]All Welsh local authorities17,8655,3907154,0104,3509304157033,750
All Welsh local authoritiesIsle of Anglesey590*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication151515*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication685
Gwynedd8403902516010545*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,575
Conwy4652401575245*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication15*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,060
Denbighshire395100*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication401051030*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication680
Flintshire560215*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication65185*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication15*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,060
Wrexham865145145115753015*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,380
Powys7503004511511015*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,360
Ceredigion210365253090*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication740
Pembrokeshire460125357510030*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication840
Carmarthenshire6252503016010015*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,195
Swansea1,295330651755404045*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication2,485
Neath Port Talbot705290351253002520*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,505
Bridgend1,23030060551801050*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,885
Vale of Glamorgan22516010485330*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,240
Cardiff1,675650902601,09519085*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication4,045
Rhondda Cynon Taf1,5605904599533030*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication3,570
Merthyr Tydfil510125*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication7080290*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,085
Caerphilly1,650115201551202510*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication2,110
Blaenau Gwent825105*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication55*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication20*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,025
Torfaen1,0056015415*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication60*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,565
Monmouthshire385230*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication2201001515*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication980
Newport1,025275251401403040*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,680

Metadata

Title

Children receiving care and support at 31 March by looked after status, category of need and disability

Last update

18 August 2022 18 August 2022

Next update

February 2023 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Children Receiving Care and Support Census

Contact email

stats.pss@gov.wales

Designation

None

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

Keywords

Children; Children receiving care and support; Category of Need; Disability

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 2020 were revised on 18 August 2022.

Statistical quality

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