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Public Law | 16/01/2025

In 2022/23 1 in 5 children who start to be looked after in England are Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children

Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children arrive in a new country without a parent or guardian, often having experiences of multiple or prolonged traumatic events, such as persecution, conflict, violence, displacement and family separation. Local authorities have a duty to accommodate unaccompanied asylum seeking children. The number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children has been rising. In 2018/19, one in ten children newly entering care were unaccompanied asylum seeking children. As of 2022/23 this is now one in five.

There are differences in the type of legal orders made that depend on a child’s ethnicity

How common are cases which involve at least one parent with a learning disability?

What are the primary reasons for deprivation of liberty applications (2022)?

How has the number of babies entering care under different orders changed over time in Wales?

Are children of certain ethnic groups more likely to enter care with no previous social care involvement?

Does the use of Section 20 voluntary arrangements vary by region?

How does the timing of social care intervention relate to the timing of a child’s first serious violence offence?

Analysis on all pupils matched to KS4 academic year 2012/13 – 2017/18

What are the ways in which children participate in private law cases?

Proportion of cases starting in 2019/20 with a child participation marker in first 12 months in England

What is the household composition of children involved in public and private law cases?

Children involved in private or public law applications are more likely to live in a lone parent household

Are children who are on the child protection register or in care in Wales more likely to be eligible for free school meals?

More children receiving care and support, on the child protection register or in care are eligible for free school meals than the general population

Are children in need or on a protection plan in England more likely to be eligible for free school meals?

More children in need or on a protection plan are eligible for free school meals than the general population

How many children are involved in private law applications in Wales each year?

Number of children involved in private law applications between 2011 and 2018 in Wales

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What do we know about children in the family justice system?

Our regularly updated infographic highlights what we know, and what we don’t know, about children’s journeys through the family justice system based on national administrative data.

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Events | Data | 19/01/2021 – 19/01/2021

Improving outcomes for children and families: Introducing the family justice data at the SAIL databank
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Events | Data | 21/10/2019 – 21/10/2019

Making better use of local area data: opportunities and challenges for children’s social care

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