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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Children receiving care and support by local authority and gender
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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 />[Filtered]
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[Collapse]All Welsh local authorities9,6107,870201517,515
All Welsh local authoritiesIsle of Anglesey215125*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication340
Gwynedd455310*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication765
Conwy295240*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication535
Denbighshire240250*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication490
Flintshire360280*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication640
Wrexham380370*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication750
Powys325280*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication605
Ceredigion185130*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication315
Pembrokeshire225170*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication395
Carmarthenshire455395*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication850
Swansea560460*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication101,030
Neath Port Talbot420320*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication740
Bridgend620500*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,115
Vale of Glamorgan450385*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication840
Cardiff1,2601,045*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication2,305
Rhondda Cynon Taf9007005*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,610
Merthyr Tydfil290210*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication505
Caerphilly570490*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,055
Blaenau Gwent225230*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication455
Torfaen430400*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication830
Monmouthshire290240*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication535
Newport455350*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication810

Metadata

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 2022 were revised on 21 May 2024.

Title

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

Last update

21 May 2024 21 May 2024

Next update

March 2025 (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

Name

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