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Children looked after on 31 March by legal status

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal AuthorityArea Code
7200Total looked after children2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesW92000004
145Total looked after children2023-24Isle of AngleseyW06000001
280Total looked after children2023-24GwyneddW06000002
220Total looked after children2023-24ConwyW06000003
210Total looked after children2023-24DenbighshireW06000004
235Total looked after children2023-24FlintshireW06000005
310Total looked after children2023-24WrexhamW06000006
245Total looked after children2023-24PowysW06000008
135Total looked after children2023-24CeredigionW06000009
255Total looked after children2023-24PembrokeshireW06000010
260Total looked after children2023-24CarmarthenshireW06000011
490Total looked after children2023-24SwanseaW06000012
250Total looked after children2023-24Neath Port TalbotW06000013
370Total looked after children2023-24BridgendW06000014
335Total looked after children2023-24Vale of GlamorganW06000015
1040Total looked after children2023-24CardiffW06000016
635Total looked after children2023-24Rhondda Cynon TafW06000018
195Total looked after children2023-24Merthyr TydfilW06000019
470Total looked after children2023-24CaerphillyW06000020
205Total looked after children2023-24Blaenau GwentW06000021
350Total looked after children2023-24TorfaenW06000022
200Total looked after children2023-24MonmouthshireW06000023
350Total looked after children2023-24NewportW06000024
7190Total looked after children2022-23Total Welsh local authoritiesW92000004
145Total looked after children2022-23Isle of AngleseyW06000001
280Total looked after children2022-23GwyneddW06000002
215Total looked after children2022-23ConwyW06000003
200Total looked after children2022-23DenbighshireW06000004
245Total looked after children2022-23FlintshireW06000005
345Total looked after children2022-23WrexhamW06000006
230Total looked after children2022-23PowysW06000008
130Total looked after children2022-23CeredigionW06000009
240Total looked after children2022-23PembrokeshireW06000010
185Total looked after children2022-23CarmarthenshireW06000011
485Total looked after children2022-23SwanseaW06000012
260Total looked after children2022-23Neath Port TalbotW06000013
395Total looked after children2022-23BridgendW06000014
330Total looked after children2022-23Vale of GlamorganW06000015
1055Total looked after children2022-23CardiffW06000016
625Total looked after children2022-23Rhondda Cynon TafW06000018
175Total looked after children2022-23Merthyr TydfilW06000019
465Total looked after children2022-23CaerphillyW06000020
205Total looked after children2022-23Blaenau GwentW06000021
390Total looked after children2022-23TorfaenW06000022
210Total looked after children2022-23MonmouthshireW06000023
375Total looked after children2022-23NewportW06000024
7055Total looked after children2021-22Total Welsh local authoritiesW92000004
140Total looked after children2021-22Isle of AngleseyW06000001
275Total looked after children2021-22GwyneddW06000002
195Total looked after children2021-22ConwyW06000003
180Total looked after children2021-22DenbighshireW06000004
245Total looked after children2021-22FlintshireW06000005
365Total looked after children2021-22WrexhamW06000006
230Total looked after children2021-22PowysW06000008
100Total looked after children2021-22CeredigionW06000009
220Total looked after children2021-22PembrokeshireW06000010
165Total looked after children2021-22CarmarthenshireW06000011
490Total looked after children2021-22SwanseaW06000012
270Total looked after children2021-22Neath Port TalbotW06000013
375Total looked after children2021-22BridgendW06000014
290Total looked after children2021-22Vale of GlamorganW06000015
1040Total looked after children2021-22CardiffW06000016
655Total looked after children2021-22Rhondda Cynon TafW06000018
175Total looked after children2021-22Merthyr TydfilW06000019
465Total looked after children2021-22CaerphillyW06000020
200Total looked after children2021-22Blaenau GwentW06000021
405Total looked after children2021-22TorfaenW06000022
210Total looked after children2021-22MonmouthshireW06000023
370Total looked after children2021-22NewportW06000024
7240Total looked after children2020-21Total Welsh local authoritiesW92000004
160Total looked after children2020-21Isle of AngleseyW06000001
280Total looked after children2020-21GwyneddW06000002
205Total looked after children2020-21ConwyW06000003
180Total looked after children2020-21DenbighshireW06000004
255Total looked after children2020-21FlintshireW06000005
375Total looked after children2020-21WrexhamW06000006
240Total looked after children2020-21PowysW06000008
85Total looked after children2020-21CeredigionW06000009
220Total looked after children2020-21PembrokeshireW06000010
150Total looked after children2020-21CarmarthenshireW06000011
550Total looked after children2020-21SwanseaW06000012
295Total looked after children2020-21Neath Port TalbotW06000013
390Total looked after children2020-21BridgendW06000014
285Total looked after children2020-21Vale of GlamorganW06000015
990Total looked after children2020-21CardiffW06000016
695Total looked after children2020-21Rhondda Cynon TafW06000018
195Total looked after children2020-21Merthyr TydfilW06000019
455Total looked after children2020-21CaerphillyW06000020
200Total looked after children2020-21Blaenau GwentW06000021
445Total looked after children2020-21TorfaenW06000022
215Total looked after children2020-21MonmouthshireW06000023
380Total looked after children2020-21NewportW06000024
7165Total looked after children2019-20Total Welsh local authoritiesW92000004
160Total looked after children2019-20Isle of AngleseyW06000001
290Total looked after children2019-20GwyneddW06000002
200Total looked after children2019-20ConwyW06000003
170Total looked after children2019-20DenbighshireW06000004
250Total looked after children2019-20FlintshireW06000005
335Total looked after children2019-20WrexhamW06000006
240Total looked after children2019-20PowysW06000008
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Next update expected:1 December 2026

Updates

30th January 2026
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics in development
Data provider 1
Welsh Government
Data source 1
Children looked after (SSDA903) data collection
Data provider 2
Welsh Government
Data source 2
Looked After Children Census

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

From 2016-17, looked after children data is now collected during the year through the Looked after children Census. This has replaced the existing datasets Looked After Children (SSDA903), Adoptions of looked after children (AD1), Educational qualifications of care leavers (OC1) and Care leavers on their 19th birthday (OC3).

This table presents figures about children looked after by Welsh local authorities. Children looked after include those on care orders and other children provided with accommodation by their local authority. Some children are also looked after because the local authority provides accommodation for respite purposes - the figures in this table exclude these children.

Data collection or calculation

Anonymised individual child level data is extracted from local authority administrative systems and returned electronically to the Data Collection team within the Welsh Government using an online secure data transfer system called 'Objective Connect'. Welsh Government analysts then apply an extensive series of validation checks to ensure that the information provided uses the correct codes and is internally consistent.

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stats.pss@gov.wales

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