Data set from Children in need

C1 Referrals and re-referrals to children's social care services by local authority, England 2013 to 2021

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Referrals to children's social care services, referrals  within 12 months of a previous referral, referrals which resulted in no further action and referrals which were assessed and resulted in no further action.

Data set details

Theme
Children's social care
Publication
Children in need
Release
Reporting year 2021
Release type
Number of rows
1,475
Geographic levels
Local authority, National, Regional
Indicators
  • Number of children with a referral in the year
  • Number of children with a referral within 12 months of a previous referral
  • Number of children with a referral within 12 months of a previous referral (%)
  • Rate of children referred per 10000 children aged under 18 years
  • Rate of referrals in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years
  • Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral
  • Re-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral (%)
  • Referrals in the year
  • Referrals which resulted in an assessment and the child was assessed not to be in need
  • Referrals which resulted in an assessment and the child was assessed not to be in need (%)
  • Referrals which resulted in no further action
  • Referrals which resulted in no further action (%)
Time period
2013 to 2021

Data set preview

Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data
time_periodtime_identifiergeographic_levelcountry_codecountry_nameregion_coderegion_nameold_la_codenew_la_codela_nameCategoryReferralsReferrals_rateRe_referralsRe_referrals_percentNo_Further_ActionNo_Further_Action_percentNot_in_NeedNot_in_Need_percentReferrals_childReferrals_child_rateRe_referrals_childRe_referrals_child_percent
2021Reporting yearNationalE92000001EnglandReferrals and Re-referrals597760494.313585022.735620618207030.5529490437.811274021.3
2021Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000001North EastReferrals and Re-referrals30160565.1653021.62900.9842027.927040506.7560020.7
2021Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000002North WestReferrals and Re-referrals814105181808022.229603.62320028.572580461.81532021.1
2021Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000003Yorkshire and The HumberReferrals and Re-referrals64040545.31445022.627904.41850028.957210487.21219021.3
2021Reporting yearRegionalE92000001EnglandE12000004East MidlandsReferrals and Re-referrals557405531404025.251709.32200039.548280479.11128023.4

Variables in this data set

Table showing all 12 variables
Variable nameVariable description
No_Further_ActionReferrals which resulted in no further action
No_Further_Action_percentReferrals which resulted in no further action (%)
Not_in_NeedReferrals which resulted in an assessment and the child was assessed not to be in need
Not_in_Need_percentReferrals which resulted in an assessment and the child was assessed not to be in need (%)
Re_referralsRe-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral
Re_referrals_childNumber of children with a referral within 12 months of a previous referral
Re_referrals_child_percentNumber of children with a referral within 12 months of a previous referral (%)
Re_referrals_percentRe-referrals within 12 months of a previous referral (%)
ReferralsReferrals in the year
Referrals_childNumber of children with a referral in the year
Referrals_child_rateRate of children referred per 10000 children aged under 18 years
Referrals_rateRate of referrals in the year per 10000 children aged under 18 years

Footnotes

  1. If a child has more than one referral in a reporting year, then each referral is counted.
  2. There is significant variation between local authorities in the number of referrals which resulted in no further action without an assessment taking place. This variation is a result of differences in local reporting practices.
  3. Rates per 10,000 of the population of children aged under 18 years are calculated using Office for National Statistics (ONS) mid-year population estimates for children aged 0 to 17 years in England.
  4. Data for the year ending 31 March 2021 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 national totals and regional totals for inner London and London. Refer to the methodology section for more information.
  5. There is significant variation between local authorities in the number of referrals which resulted in assessment where the child was assessed as not in need and no further action was taken after the assessment. This variation is a result of differences in local reporting practices.

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