Children accommodated in secure children's homes
Reporting year 2020

Data files

SCH characteristics 2020

Filename: sa2020_characteristics.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2010 to 2020

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name          |  Variable description
---------------------  |  -------------------------------
age                    |  Age of child
children_accommodated  |  Number of children accommodated
gender                 |  Gender
length_of_stay         |  Length of stay
percentage             |  Percentage
type_of_placement      |  Placement type

Footnotes:

1. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number and categories may not sum to 100% due to rounding.
2. 'c' denotes figures suppressed to preserve confidentiality.


SCH individual homes 2020

Filename: sa2020_individual_home_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2010 to 2020

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name          |  Variable description
---------------------  |  -------------------------------------------------------
children_accommodated  |  Number of children accommodated
occupancy_rate         |  Percentage of approved places occupied (occupancy rate)
places_approved        |  Number of places approved
places_available       |  Number of places available
secure_home            |  Secure children's home name


SCH national 2020

Filename: sa2020_national.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2010 to 2020

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name           |  Variable description
----------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------
availability_rate       |  Percentage of approved places available (availability rate)
children_accommodated   |  Number of children accommodated
children_placed_YCS     |  Number of children placed by YCS
MoJ_places              |  Number of places contracted to the MoJ
number_of_secure_homes  |  Number of secure children's homes
occupancy_rate          |  Percentage of approved places occupied (occupancy rate)
perc_approved_MoJ       |  Percentage of approved places contracted to the MoJ
places_approved         |  Number of places approved
places_available        |  Number of places available
