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Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2023 to 2024.
How local authorities should collect data from social care services to complete the annual children in need census.
How local authorities should collect and submit data for the annual children looked after return (also known as SSDA903).
How we produce statistics on looked-after children.
Specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the 2023 to 2024 children in need census.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2024 to 2025.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2022 to 2023.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2023 to 2024 returns.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2023 to 2024.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2022 to 2023 returns.
Specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the 2024 to 2025 children in need census.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2021 to 2022.
Specifications of children in need census reports that local authorities can run in COLLECT.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2019 to 2020.
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of local area services on children's mental health.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2024 to 2025 returns.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2021 to 2022.
Specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the 2022 to 2023 children in need census.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2024 to 2025.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2019 to 2020.
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