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How many Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) applications are there each quarter?

Quarterly DoL applications, July 2023 – December 2025

What is the gender distribution of children subject to deprivation of liberty (DoL) applications?

Gender of children subject to DoL applications, October-December 2025

How old are children subject to deprivation of liberty (DoL) applications?

Age of children subject to DoL applications, October-December 2025

How does the number of deprivation of liberty (DoL) applications compare to applications for secure accommodation orders?

Number of DoL and secure accommodation (s.25) applications, October-December 2025

Vocational pathways into higher education are more common for care leavers

Mixed ethnicity children are overrepresented in kinship care

Over half of school-aged children in care have special educational needs

 

 

Is there regional variation in the number of deprivation of liberty (DoL) applications made?

Rate of applications per 100,000 children by region between July 2022 and June 2023

How many children are subject to deprivation of liberty (DoL) applications in England and Wales?

Are children who commit a serious violent offence known to children’s services before committing the offence?

Timing of social care intervention for all pupils matched to KS4 academic year 2012/13 – 2017/18 in England

What are the primary reasons for deprivation of liberty applications?

Primary reasons for deprivation of liberty orders issued between 4 July and 31 August 2022 in England

What is the age distribution of children involved in public law applications in England and 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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21

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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