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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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[Collapse]Substance MisuseFor children aged 10 and over at 31 March.<br /><br />Recent guidance published by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) offers a definition of substance misuse as \'intoxication by - or regular excessive consumption of and/or dependence on - psychoactive substances, leading to social, psychological, physical or legal problems. It includes problematic use of both legal and illegal drugs (including alcohol when used in combination with other substances).\'[Filter]
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[Collapse]All children receiving care and supportClick here to sortAll children receiving care and support
[Collapse]Children for whom substance misuse information was availableClick here to sortChildren for whom substance misuse information was available[Expand]Click here to sortSubstance misuse information not availableSubstance misuse information is incomplete for some local authorities.
Click here to sortChild substance misuse at 31st MarchSubstance misuse information is incomplete for some local authorities.Click here to sortNo child substance misuse at 31st MarchSubstance misuse information is incomplete for some local authorities.
[Collapse]All Welsh local authorities7558,3209,0757259,800
All Welsh local authoritiesIsle of Anglesey10185195*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication195
Gwynedd45360405*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication405
Conwy25290315*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication315
Denbighshire*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication265265*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication265
Flintshire353153505355
Wrexham25170190180370
Powys10135150180330
Ceredigion5190195*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication195
Pembrokeshire15230245*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication245
Carmarthenshire35410445*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication445
Swansea40540580*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication580
Neath Port Talbot45390435*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication435
Bridgend70550620*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication620
Vale of Glamorgan35165200260460
Cardiff951,2751,370*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,375
Rhondda Cynon Taf85785865*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication870
Merthyr Tydfil2018520565270
Caerphilly45510555*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication555
Blaenau Gwent25255275*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication275
Torfaen30440465*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication465
Monmouthshire30280310*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication310
Newport3540544020460

Metadata

Title

Substance misuse status of children receiving care and support by local authority and measure

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

Local authorities

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

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.

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.

Statistical quality

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

Keywords

Children; Children receiving care and support; Substance misuse

Name

care0152