Guidance

Looked-after children statistics in England: guide

How we produce statistics on looked-after children.

Applies to England

Documents

A guide to looked-after children statistics in England

Details

This is a guide to looked-after children statistics published by the Department for Education.

The guide explains:

  • data collection and coverage

  • data processing

  • information on published statistics

  • data quality and uses

Updates to this page

Published 28 March 2018
Last updated 18 May 2020 + show all updates
  1. Updated to include information for the ‘Outcomes for children looked after by local authorities: 31 March 2019’ statistical release.

  2. Updated to include information for the 2018 to 2019 looked-after children statistical release.

  3. Document 'A guide to looked-after children statistics in England' updated to include information for the 2017 to 2018 outcomes release.

  4. Updated to include data quality and methodology information for the 2017 to 2018 statistical release.

  5. First published.

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