Children in need: A focus on disability
Reporting year 2025

Data guidance

Description of the datasets included in this release, including information on data sources, coverage, quality and any data conventions used.

Description

This guidance describes the data included in the 'Children in need: A focus on disability' release's underlying data files. This is an ad hoc statistical release and uses the annual published data from:

- Children in need data collection (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-in-need/2025), including a guide (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-in-need/2025/data-guidance) to the 2025 data collected
- Outcomes for children in need (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england/2025), including a guide (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england/2025/explore#data-guidance-section) to the latest 2025 data collected
- Children looked after data collection (opens in new tab) (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children), including a guide (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions/2025/data-guidance) to the 2025 data collected

The methodology document for this subject should be referenced alongside this release. It provides information on the data sources, their coverage and quality and how the analysis is produced.

Coverage

The analysis in this ad hoc release contains statistics based upon information from the data collections listed above. Each reporting year covers the year ending 31 March, and our analysis primarily covers the period 2015 to 2025.

Data is collected by the Department for Education in the annual Children in need census (opens in new tab) (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-in-need/2025) from all local authorities in England. Information on school characteristics data, including special educational needs (SEN) status and free school meals (FSM), can be found in the data guidance (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england/2025/explore#data-guidance-section) for the ‘Outcomes for children in need’ publication. Information on the coverage of the SSDA903 collection can be found in the data guidance (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions/2025/explore#data-guidance-section) for the ‘Children looked after in England’ publication.

The data presented in this publication is derived by linking child-level identifiers from the datasets above, information includes:

- Demographics (sex, age, ethnicity)
- Primary need at assessment for children in need and primary reason for being looked after for children looked after
- Factors recorded at assessment for each child
- Sources of referrals
- Special educational needs
- School type
- Free school meal eligibility
- Suspensions and permanent exclusions
- Persistent and severe absence
- Key Stage 2 attainment
- Key Stage 4 attainment and progress
- Age of entry to care
- Legal status for children looked after
- Type and locality of placement for children looked after
- Activity, accommodation and suitability of accommodation for care leavers
- Information on whether care leavers were in touch with the local authority
- Longitudinal analysis looking at a child's journey through the social care system
- Subnational analyses for children in need, children looked after and care leavers
- Breakdowns for the above by recorded disability status and disability type

Users of the data should consider the following:

- During the period 2016 to 2025, new assessment factors were introduced into the social care system, while others were withdrawn. In the tables provided, an ‘x’ indicates the years in which an assessment factor was not available.
- Due to the disruption caused by the impact of Covid-19 during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years, caution should be taken when comparing data to previous years.
- Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals.
- Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals.
- Data for 2024 is unreliable for the Herefordshire local authority.
- Data for 2024 and 2025 is unreliable for the Merton local authority.
- Local authority reorganisations have taken place during the ten-year period this analysis covers, including:

  - from April 2019 the three local authorities ‘Dorset’, ‘Bournemouth’ and ‘Poole’ reorganised into two local authorities ‘Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’ and ‘Dorset’. As part of this, a small number of children formerly looked after in the Christchurch area of Dorset were transferred to the new authority ‘Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’
  - from April 2021 Northamptonshire split into two local authorities, ‘North Northamptonshire’ and ‘West Northamptonshire’
  - from April 2023, Cumbria split into two local authorities, ‘Westmorland and Furness’ and ‘Cumberland’

File formats and conventions

'No data' is used where a breakdown is not applicable. This may occur where a characteristic is only presented for a specific group. For example, children in need (CIN) without a recorded disability do not have a disability type recorded.

Rounding and suppression

National and regional figures have been rounded to the nearest 10. Local authority figures are unrounded.

Where any number is shown as zero, the original figure submitted was zero.

The following symbols have been used in the releases (to align with GSS standards):

- ‘c’ to protect confidentiality. Secondary suppression may be required
- ‘z’ data not applicable
- ‘x’ data not available
- ‘k’ used for a value that would round to zero but is not zero. For example, where a percentage is <0.5% and values are shown to zero decimal places, or where a percentage is <0.05% and values are shown to one decimal place.
- ‘u’ low reliability

For percentages:

- To protect confidentiality some numbers are replaced by ‘c’
- They may not sum to 100% due to rounding
- They are rounded to whole numbers except in a few instances where they are to one or two decimal places to be consistent with related publications.

For averages:

- The averages, both mean and median, have been rounded to whole numbers or one or two decimal places depending on the source.

Data files

CIN at 31 March - characteristics by disability

Filename: CIN_characteristics_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by sex, age, ethnicity, primary need and referral source.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------------  |  ---------------------------------
breakdown      |  Breakdown - Filter by breakdown
child_count    |  Child count
child_percent  |  Child percent
disability     |  Disability - Filter by disability

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
3. The source of referral is recorded for each new referral. Where there is more than one referral for the same child on the same day, the first referral should be recorded.
4. 'Health services' includes referrals from GPs, health visitors, school nurses, other primary health services, A&E and other health services.
5. 'LA services' includes referrals from social care, other internal local authority services, external local authority services and early help.
6. 'Individual' includes referrals from family members, relatives, carers, acquaintances and self-referrals.


CIN at 31 March with a disability - characteristics by disability type

Filename: CIN_characteristics_by_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March each year, broken down by disability type, sex, age, ethnicity, primary need and referral source.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name    |  Variable description
---------------  |  -------------------------------------------
breakdown        |  Breakdown - Filter by breakdown
child_count      |  Child count
child_percent    |  Child percent
disability_type  |  Disability type - Filter by disability type

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
3. A child may have more than one disability recorded; therefore the disability category percentages may not sum to 100.
4. The source of referral is recorded for each new referral. Where there is more than one referral for the same child on the same day, the first referral should be recorded.
5. 'Health services' includes referrals from GPs, health visitors, school nurses, other primary health services, A&E and other health services.
6. 'LA services' includes referrals from social care, other internal local authority services, external local authority services and early help.
7. 'Individual' includes referrals from family members, relatives, carers, acquaintances and self-referrals.


CIN at 31 March - co-occurrence of disability types

Filename: CIN_disability_type_cooccurrence.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March each year with each disability type and co-occurring disability types.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                 |  Variable description
----------------------------  |  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
child_count                   |  Child count
child_percent                 |  Child percent
co_occurring_disability_type  |  Co-occurring disability type - Filter by co-occurring disability type
disability_type               |  Disability type - Filter by disability type

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.


CIN at 31 March - assessment factors by disability

Filename: CIN_assessment_factors_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by assessment factor.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                   |  Variable description
------------------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------------
assessment_factor               |  Assessment factor - Filter by assessment factor
child_assessed_count            |  Number of children assessed
child_assessed_percent          |  Percentage of children assessed
disability_recorded_count       |  Number of children assessed with a recorded disability
disability_recorded_percent     |  Percentage of children assessed with a recorded disability
no_disability_recorded_count    |  Number of children assessed without a recorded disability
no_disability_recorded_percent  |  Percentage of children assessed without a recorded disability

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Children may have been assessed with more than one of these factors; each child is counted once for each year they were assessed in.
3. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
4. Children assessed as being unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have been excluded from the breakdown but are included in the underlying totals.
5. Figures exclude the category 'no factors identified'.


CIN at 31 March - assessment factors by disability type

Filename: CIN_assessment_factors_by_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March each year, broken down by assessment factor and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name      |  Variable description
-----------------  |  -----------------------------------------------
assessment_factor  |  Assessment factor - Filter by assessment factor
child_count        |  Child count
child_percent      |  Child percent
disability_type    |  Disability type - Filter by disability type

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Children may have been assessed with more than one of these factors; each child is counted once for each year they were assessed in.
3. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
4. Children assessed as being unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have been excluded from the breakdown but are included in the underlying totals.
5. Figures exclude the category 'no factors identified'.


CIN at 31 March - learning and physical disability assessment factors by recorded disability

Filename: CIN_learning_disability_physical_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with learning or physical disabilities each year, broken down by disability.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name      |  Variable description
-----------------  |  -----------------------------------------------
assessment_factor  |  Assessment factor - Filter by assessment factor
child_count        |  Number of children
child_percent      |  Percentage of children
disability         |  Disability - Filter by disability

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Children may have been assessed with more than one of these factors; each child is counted once for each year they were assessed in.
3. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.


CIN at 31 March - SEN provision by disability

Filename: CIN_SEN_provision_SEN_type_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by SEN provision and SEN type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name     |  Variable description
----------------  |  ---------------------------------------------
child_count       |  Child count
child_percent     |  Child percent
disability        |  Disability - Filter by disability
sen_primary_need  |  Primary SEN type - Filter by primary SEN type
sen_provision     |  SEN provision - Filter by SEN provision

Footnotes:

1. Special educational needs (SEN) status and primary type of SEN data is taken from both the school census and the alternative provision census. More detailed information on the SEN data published within this release is available in the Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England methodology (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england-methodology).
2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.05% are denoted by a 'k'.


CIN at 31 March - school type by SEN provision and disability

Filename: CIN_SEN_provision_school_type_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by SEN provision and school type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  ---------------------------------------------------
child_count          |  Child count
child_percent        |  Child percent
disability           |  Disability - Filter by disability
phase_type_grouping  |  Phase type grouping - Filter by phase type grouping
sen_provision        |  SEN provision - Filter by SEN provision

Footnotes:

1. Special educational needs (SEN) status and primary type of SEN data is taken from both the school census and the alternative provision census. More detailed information on the SEN data published within this release is available in the Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England methodology (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england-methodology).
2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.05% are denoted by a 'k'.
3. State-funded alternative provision (AP) schools include pupil referral units, alternative provision academies and alternative provision free schools (in earlier years this school type was labelled as 'Pupil referral unit' but the inclusion criteria is the same).


CIN at 31 March with a disability - SEN provision by disability type

Filename: CIN_SEN_provision_by_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by SEN provision and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name    |  Variable description
---------------  |  -------------------------------------------
child_count      |  Child count
child_percent    |  Child percent
disability_type  |  Disability type - Filter by disability type
sen_provision    |  SEN provision - Filter by SEN provision

Footnotes:

1. Special educational needs (SEN) status and primary type of SEN data is taken from both the school census and the alternative provision census. More detailed information on the SEN data published within this release is available in the Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England methodology (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england-methodology).
2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.05% are denoted by a 'k'.


CIN at 31 March with a disability - school type by disability type

Filename: CIN_school_type_by_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by education phase and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------
child_count          |  Child count
child_percent        |  Child percent
disability_type      |  Disability type - Filter by disability type
phase_type_grouping  |  Education phase - Filter by phase type grouping

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.05% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. State-funded alternative provision (AP) schools include pupil referral units, alternative provision academies and alternative provision free schools (in earlier years this school type was labelled as 'Pupil referral unit' but the inclusion criteria is the same).


CIN at 31 March - free school meals by disability and disability type

Filename: CIN_FSM_by_disability_and_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, eligible for FSM by disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name    |  Variable description
---------------  |  -------------------------------------------
child_count      |  Child count
child_percent    |  Child percentage
disability       |  Disability - Filter by disability
disability_type  |  Disability type - Filter by disability type

Footnotes:

1. Free school meal (FSM) eligibility is taken from both the school census and the alternative provision census. More detailed information on the FSM data published within this release is available in the Outcomes for children in need, including children looked after by local authorities in England methodology (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/outcomes-for-children-in-need-including-children-looked-after-by-local-authorities-in-england-methodology).
2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.05% are denoted by a 'k'.


CIN at 31 March - suspensions and permanent exclusions by disability and disability type

Filename: CIN_suspensions_permanent_exclusions_by_disability_and_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2024
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by suspensions, permanent exclusions and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                       |  Variable description
----------------------------------  |  ---------------------------------------------------------
child_count_permanently_excluded    |  Count of pupils with one or more permanent exclusion
child_count_suspended               |  Count of pupils with one or more suspension
child_percent_permanently_excluded  |  Percentage of pupils with one or more permanent exclusion
child_percent_suspended             |  Percentage of pupils with one or more suspension
disability                          |  Disability - Filter by disability
disability_type                     |  Disability type - Filter by disability type

Footnotes:

1. While suspensions and permanent exclusions were possible throughout the 2019/20 and 2020/21 academic years, national restrictions will have had an impact on the numbers presented and caution should be taken when comparing across years.
2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 2 decimal places. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.005% are denoted by a 'k'.


CIN at 31 March - absence by disability and disability type

Filename: CIN_absence_by_disability_and_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by absence and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                      |  Variable description
---------------------------------  |  -------------------------------------------
child_count_persistently_absent    |  Persistently absent child count
child_count_severely_absent        |  Severely absent child count
child_percent_persistently_absent  |  Persistently absent child percentage
child_percent_severely_absent      |  Severely absent child percentage
disability                         |  Disability - Filter by disability
disability_type                    |  Disability type - Filter by disability type

Footnotes:

1. Due to the disruption caused by the impact of Covid-19 during the 2020/21 and 2021/22 academic years, caution should be taken when comparing data to previous years. No absence data relating to the full 2019/20 academic year is available.
2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.05% are denoted by a 'k'.


CIN at 31 March - KS2 attainment by disability and disability type

Filename: CIN_KS2_reading_writing_maths_by_disability_and_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by KS2 attainment and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name    |  Variable description
---------------  |  -------------------------------------------
child_count      |  Child count
child_percent    |  Child percent
disability       |  Disability - Filter by disability
disability_type  |  Disability type - Filter by disability type

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Data is not available for 2019/20 and 2020/21 as assessments were cancelled in these years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
3. Figures for 2024/25 are based on provisional data. Figures for other years are based on final data.
4. Includes all state-funded, alternative provision, and non-maintained special schools with pupils eligible for assessment at Key Stage 2. Participation by independent schools is voluntary, therefore includes results from independent schools that chose to submit data and met the requirements for assessment and moderation.


CIN at 31 March - KS4 attainment and progress by disability and disability type

Filename: CIN_KS4_attainment_progress_by_disability_and_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by KS4 attainment, progress and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name    |  Variable description
---------------  |  -------------------------------------------
avg_att8         |  Average attainment 8 score
avg_p8           |  Average progress 8 score
disability       |  Disability - Filter by disability
disability_type  |  Disability type - Filter by disability type

Footnotes:

1. Due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the summer examination series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes set up to award grades. The method to award grades was different in 2021 to that in 2020. The changes to the way GCSE grades were awarded in these two years means 2019/20 and 2020/21 pupil attainment data should not be directly compared to pupil attainment data from previous or later years for the purposes of measuring year on year changes in pupil performance.


CLA at 31 March - characteristics by disability

Filename: CLA_characteristics_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015 to 2024
Content summary: Children looked after at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by UASC status, sex, age, ethnicity, category of need, legal status and placement type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------------  |  -----------------------------------
breakdown      |  Breakdown
child_count    |  Child count
child_percent  |  Child percent
disability     |  Disability - Filter by disability
uasc_status    |  UASC status - Filter by UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. 'Youth Justice' legal statuses refers to children: remanded to LA accommodation or youth detention accommodation under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012; placed in LA accommodation under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; or, sentenced to a youth rehabilitation order with residence or intensive fostering requirement under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (as amended).
3. The category 'Independent and semi-independent living arrangements/supported accommodation' reports data for young people in placements in former semi-independent living arrangements and living independently up to and including 2023. From 2024 all placements are supported accommodation (registered with Ofsted). From 28 October 2023 it became illegal for young people to be placed in former semi-independent and independent living placements. Supported accommodation providers were required to submit a completed application to Ofsted by 28 October 2023. From 2024, young people who were placed in former semi-independent and independent living placements with providers who had not submitted a completed application by the deadline are reported within the 'Other' category.
4. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
5. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


CLA at 31 March with a disability - characteristics by disability type

Filename: CLA_characteristics_by_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015 to 2024
Content summary: Children looked after at 31 March each year, broken down by UASC status, disability type, sex, age, ethnicity, category of need, legal status and placement type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name    |  Variable description
---------------  |  -------------------------------------------
breakdown        |  Breakdown
child_count      |  Child count
child_percent    |  Child percent
disability_type  |  Disability type - Filter by disability type
uasc_status      |  UASC status - Filter by UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. 'Youth Justice' legal statuses refers to children: remanded to LA accommodation or youth detention accommodation under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012; placed in LA accommodation under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; or, sentenced to a youth rehabilitation order with residence or intensive fostering requirement under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (as amended).
3. The category 'Independent and semi-independent living arrangements/supported accommodation' reports data for young people in placements in former semi-independent living arrangements and living independently up to and including 2023. From 2024 all placements are supported accommodation (registered with Ofsted). From 28 October 2023 it became illegal for young people to be placed in former semi-independent and independent living placements. Supported accommodation providers were required to submit a completed application to Ofsted by 28 October 2023. From 2024, young people who were placed in former semi-independent and independent living placements with providers who had not submitted a completed application by the deadline are reported within the 'Other' category.
4. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
5. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


CLA at 31 March - age of entry to care by disability and disability type

Filename: CLA_age_of_entry_by_disability_and_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015 to 2024
Content summary: Children looked after at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by UASC status, disability type and median age of entry to care.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name     |  Variable description
----------------  |  -------------------------------------------
disability        |  Disability - Filter by disability
disability_type   |  Disability type - Filter by disability type
med_age_of_entry  |  Median age of entry
uasc_status       |  UASC status - Filter by UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
3. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


CLA ceasing during the year - reason episode ceased by disability

Filename: CLA_reason_episode_ceased_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015 to 2024
Content summary: Children looked after ceasing to be looked after during the year with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by UASC status and reason episode ceased.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name          |  Variable description
---------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------
child_count            |  Child count
child_percent          |  Child percent
disability             |  Disability - Filter by disability
reason_episode_ceased  |  Reason episode ceased - Filter by reason episode ceased
uasc_status            |  UASC status - Filter by UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
3. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


CLA ceasing during the year with a disability - reason episode ceased by disability type

Filename: CLA_reason_episode_ceased_by_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015 to 2024
Content summary: Children looked after ceasing to be looked after during the year each year, broken down by UASC status, reason episode ceased and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name          |  Variable description
---------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------
child_count            |  Child count
child_percent          |  Child percent
disability_type        |  Disability type - Filter by disability type
reason_episode_ceased  |  Reason episode ceased - Filter by reason episode ceased
uasc_status            |  UASC status - Filter by UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
3. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


CLA at 31 March - placement distance by disability and disability type

Filename: CLA_place_distance_by_disability_and_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2015 to 2024
Content summary: Children looked after at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by UASC status, disability type and median placement distance.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name    |  Variable description
---------------  |  -------------------------------------------
disability       |  Disability - Filter by disability
disability_type  |  Disability type - Filter by disability type
med_place_dist   |  Median placement distance
uasc_status      |  UASC status - Filter by UASC status

Footnotes:

1. The average distance relates to the median distance.
2. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
3. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


17 to 21 year old care leavers - characteristics by disability

Filename: care_leavers_17_21_characteristics_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016 to 2024
Content summary: 17 to 21 year old care leavers with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down UASC status, sex, ethnicity, activity, accommodation type and suitability of accommodation.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  ----------------------
breakdown            |  Breakdown
care_leaver_age      |  Care leaver age
care_leaver_count    |  Care leaver count
care_leaver_percent  |  Care leaver percentage
disability           |  Disability
uasc_status          |  UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority.
3. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
4. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


17 to 21 year old care leavers with a disability - characteristics by disability type

Filename: care_leavers_17_21_characteristics_by_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2016 to 2024
Content summary: 17 to 21 year old care leavers each year, broken down UASC status, disability type, sex, ethnicity, activity, accommodation type and suitability of accommodation.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  -------------------
breakdown            |  Breakdown
care_leaver_age      |  Care leaver age
care_leaver_count    |  Care leaver count
care_leaver_percent  |  Care leaver percent
disability_type      |  Disability type
uasc_status          |  UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority.
3. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
4. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


22 to 25 year old care leavers - characteristics by disability

Filename: care_leavers_22_25_characteristics_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2023 to 2024
Content summary: 22 to 25 year old care leavers with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down UASC status, sex, ethnicity, activity, accommodation type and suitability of accommodation.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  ----------------------
breakdown            |  Breakdown
care_leaver_age      |  Care leaver age
care_leaver_count    |  Care leaver count
care_leaver_percent  |  Care leaver percentage
disability           |  Disability
uasc_status          |  UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority.
3. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
4. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


22 to 25 year old care leavers with a disability - characteristics by disability type

Filename: care_leavers_22_25_characteristics_by_disability_type.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2023 to 2024
Content summary: 22 to 25 year old care leavers each year, broken down UASC status, disability type, sex, ethnicity, activity, accommodation type and suitability of accommodation.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name        |  Variable description
-------------------  |  -------------------
breakdown            |  Breakdown
care_leaver_age      |  Care leaver age
care_leaver_count    |  Care leaver count
care_leaver_percent  |  Care leaver percent
disability_type      |  Disability type
uasc_status          |  UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority.
3. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
4. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


CIN at 31 March - highest level of intervention by disability

Filename: CIN_highest_intervention_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2024
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by highest social care intervention received in the following 5 years.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------------  |  -------------------------------------
child_count    |  Child count
child_percent  |  Child percent
disability     |  Disability - Filter by disability
intervention   |  Intervention - Filter by intervention

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
3. For 'within year' analysis, children whose assessment took place in March 2024 are excluded due to not having enough of a follow-up period to observe events occurring after assessment


CIN at 31 March - interventions by disability

Filename: CIN_ever_intervention_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2024
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by interventions received in the following 5 years.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------------  |  -------------------------------------
child_count    |  Child count
child_percent  |  Child percent
disability     |  Disability - Filter by disability
intervention   |  Intervention - Filter by intervention

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
3. For 'within year' analysis, children whose assessment took place in March 2024 are excluded due to not having enough of a follow-up period to observe events occurring after assessment


CIN at 31 March - S47, ICPC and CPP conversions by disability

Filename: CIN_S47_ICPC_CPP_conversions_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2019 to 2024
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by S47, ICPC and CPP conversions in the following 5 years.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name     |  Variable description
----------------  |  --------------------------------------
disability        |  Disability - Filter by disability
intervention      |  Intervention - Filter by intervention
referral_count    |  Number of referrals that converted
referral_percent  |  Percentage of referrals that converted
total_referrals   |  Total referrals

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
3. For 'within year' analysis, children whose assessment took place in March 2024 are excluded due to not having enough of a follow-up period to observe events occurring after assessment


CIN at 31 March - activity prior to referral by disability

Filename: CIN_activity_prior_to_referral_by_disability.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2024
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by activity prior to referral.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------------  |  -------------------------------------
child_count    |  Child count
child_percent  |  Child percent
disability     |  Disability - Filter by disability
intervention   |  Intervention - Filter by intervention

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.


CIN subnational

Filename: CIN_subnational.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015 to 2025
Content summary: Children in need at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by region, local authority and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                           |  Variable description
--------------------------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
child_percent_autism_asperger_syndrome  |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with Autism/Asperger syndrome recorded
child_percent_behaviour                 |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with behaviour disability recorded
child_percent_communication             |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with communication disability recorded
child_percent_consciousness             |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with consciousness disability recorded
child_percent_disability                |  Percentage of CIN with disability recorded
child_percent_hand_function             |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with hand function disability recorded
child_percent_hearing                   |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with hearing disability recorded
child_percent_incontinence              |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with incontinence disability recorded
child_percent_learning                  |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with learning disability recorded
child_percent_mobility                  |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with mobility disability recorded
child_percent_no_disability             |  Percentage of CIN with no disability recorded
child_percent_other_disability          |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with other disability recorded
child_percent_personal_care             |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with personal care disability recorded
child_percent_vision                    |  Percentage of CIN with a recorded disability with vision disability recorded

Footnotes:

1. Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.05% are denoted by a 'k'.


CLA subnational

Filename: CLA_subnational.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2015 to 2024
Content summary: Children looked after at 31 March with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by region, local authority and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                           |  Variable description
--------------------------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
child_percent_autism_asperger_syndrome  |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with Autism/Asperger syndrome recorded
child_percent_behaviour                 |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with behaviour disability recorded
child_percent_communication             |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with communication disability recorded
child_percent_consciousness             |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with consciousness disability recorded
child_percent_disability                |  Percentage of CLA with disability recorded
child_percent_hand_function             |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with hand function disability recorded
child_percent_hearing                   |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with hearing disability recorded
child_percent_incontinence              |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with incontinence disability recorded
child_percent_learning                  |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with learning disability recorded
child_percent_mobility                  |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with mobility disability recorded
child_percent_no_disability             |  Percentage of CLA with no disability recorded
child_percent_other_disability          |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with other disability recorded
child_percent_personal_care             |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with personal care disability recorded
child_percent_vision                    |  Percentage of CLA with a recorded disability with vision disability recorded
uasc_status                             |  UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.05% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
3. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


17 to 21 year old care leavers - subnational

Filename: care_leavers_17_21_subnational.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2016 to 2024
Content summary: 17 to 21 year old care leavers with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by region, local authority and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                           |  Variable description
--------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
care_leaver_age                         |  Care leaver age
child_percent_autism_asperger_syndrome  |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with Autism/Asperger syndrome recorded
child_percent_behaviour                 |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with behaviour disability recorded
child_percent_communication             |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with communication disability recorded
child_percent_consciousness             |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with consciousness disability recorded
child_percent_disability                |  Percentage of care leavers with disability recorded
child_percent_hand_function             |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with hand function disability recorded
child_percent_hearing                   |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with hearing disability recorded
child_percent_incontinence              |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with incontinence disability recorded
child_percent_learning                  |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with learning disability recorded
child_percent_mobility                  |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with mobility disability recorded
child_percent_no_disability             |  Percentage of care leavers with no disability recorded
child_percent_other_disability          |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with other disability recorded
child_percent_personal_care             |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with personal care disability recorded
child_percent_vision                    |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with vision disability recorded
uasc_status                             |  UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.05% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority.
3. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
4. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.


22 to 25 year old care leavers - subnational

Filename: care_leavers_22_25_subnational.csv
Geographic levels: Local authority; National; Regional
Time period: 2023 to 2024
Content summary: 22 to 25 year old care leavers with and without a disability recorded each year, broken down by region, local authority and disability type.

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                           |  Variable description
--------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
care_leaver_age                         |  Care leaver age
child_percent_autism_asperger_syndrome  |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with Autism/Asperger syndrome recorded
child_percent_behaviour                 |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with behaviour disability recorded
child_percent_communication             |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with communication disability recorded
child_percent_consciousness             |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with consciousness disability recorded
child_percent_disability                |  Percentage of care leavers with disability recorded
child_percent_hand_function             |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with hand function disability recorded
child_percent_hearing                   |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with hearing disability recorded
child_percent_incontinence              |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with incontinence disability recorded
child_percent_learning                  |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with learning disability recorded
child_percent_mobility                  |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with mobility disability recorded
child_percent_no_disability             |  Percentage of care leavers with no disability recorded
child_percent_other_disability          |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with other disability recorded
child_percent_personal_care             |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with personal care disability recorded
child_percent_vision                    |  Percentage of care leavers with a recorded disability with vision disability recorded
uasc_status                             |  UASC status

Footnotes:

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to 1 decimal place. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.05% are denoted by a 'k'.
2. Figures exclude young people who were looked after under an agreed series of short term placements, those who have died since leaving care, those who have returned home to parents or someone with parental responsibility for a continuous period of at least 6 months and those whose care was transferred to another local authority.
3. Unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) are children who have applied for asylum in their own right and are separated from both parents and/or any other responsible adult. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide accommodation for these children. Details of the National Transfer Scheme (NTS) can be found in the methodology section of the Children looked after publication (https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions).
4. Disability information for CLA and care leavers is extracted from the longitudinal CIN dataset, an internal dataset which links CIN and CLA data. As such, children and young people that could not be matched to this dataset have been removed from this analysis, meaning that child counts may not exactly match those published elsewhere.
