Guidance

Children in need census 2016 to 2017: guide

Guide for local authorities submitting data for the children in need census 2016 to 2017.

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This document is for the 2016 to 2017 children in need census. For the current census, visit our guide to submitting data for the children in need census.

Applies to England

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Children in need census 2016 to 2017: guide for local authorities

Details

This guide is for local authorities preparing their children in need census 2016 to 2017 return.

It includes information on:

  • submission deadlines
  • validation checks
  • year-on-year checks
  • data modules

Read more guidance on submitting data for the children in need census.

Updates to this page

Published 8 October 2015
Last updated 17 November 2016 + show all updates
  1. Updated document - changes are set out in the document’s version history.

  2. Updated to reflect the removal of the ‘seen by a social worker’ data item which we are not collecting in this census.

  3. Updated document - changes are set out in the document’s version history.

  4. First published.

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