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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Substance misuse status of children receiving care and support by local authority and measure
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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 authorities6308,0008,6306809,310
All Welsh local authoritiesIsle of Anglesey10175185*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication185
Gwynedd40310350*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication350
Conwy102702805285
Denbighshire10250260*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication260
Flintshire2023525545300
Wrexham*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication55355360
Powys1534536040405
Ceredigion514515025175
Pembrokeshire25240270*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication270
Carmarthenshire25365385*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication385
Swansea25585605*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication605
Neath Port Talbot30395430*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication430
Bridgend40475515*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication515
Vale of Glamorgan15175190145335
Cardiff951,1951,290*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication1,295
Rhondda Cynon Taf9575085020865
Merthyr Tydfil15225240*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication240
Caerphilly45455500*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication500
Blaenau Gwent15255270*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication270
Torfaen20425445*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication445
Monmouthshire30255285*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication285
Newport5045550535540

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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.

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

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

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

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

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