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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Children who go missing from care during the year, by local authority
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YearIn 2022-23, Vale of Glamorgan was unable to provide data for metrics CH/CH/031 and CH/032.<br /><br />In 2021-22, Swansea was unable to provide data for metrics CH/031 and CH/032, due to migrating to a new computer system. <br /><br />In 2020-21, several local authorities were not able to gather reliable and accurate for metrics.[Filtered]
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Click here to sortCH/031: The total number of reports of children who go missing during the yearClick here to sortCH/032: The total number of children who go missing during the year
[Collapse]Wales5,3912,097
WalesIsle of Anglesey15192
Gwynedd13066
Conwy441273
Denbighshire670195
Flintshire279116
Wrexham654205
Powys17785
Ceredigion11552
Pembrokeshire2820
Carmarthenshire182128
Swansea450159
Neath Port Talbot25488
Bridgend33977
Vale of Glamorgan..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Cardiff4216
Rhondda Cynon Taf16757
Merthyr Tydfil12452
Caerphilly356138
Blaenau Gwent119
Torfaen393148
Monmouthshire18966
Newport23955

Metadata

General description

Welsh Government will use this information to monitor safeguarding processes for
children in Wales.

Data collection and calculation

While extensive efforts have been made to gather reliable and accurate information from local authorities, data remains imperfect.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2020-21 onwards.

Users, uses and context

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

Title

Children who go missing from care during the year

Last update

9 April 2024 9 April 2024

Next update

March 2025 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Performance and Improvement Framework for Social Services

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

Keywords

Children Safeguarding, Child Protection Register, Missing from care, missing children

Statistical quality

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

Name

CARE0243