Children in Care
Dataset for Children in Care
The number of Children In Care at 31 March in the financial year, for Lincolnshire and by District. This dataset shows the number of: - Children In Need - Children In Care by Home Address - Children In Care by Placement Address The term 'Children In Care' includes all children accommodated by the local authority, i.e. those subject to a care order under section 31 of the Children Act 1989; and those looked after on a voluntary basis with the agreement of their parents under section 20 of that Act. Numbers below 5 have been removed, and where needed one or more additional counts of 5 or greater have also been removed. This means some records may be omitted and figures might not tally precisely. The data is updated annually. Data source: Lincolnshire County Council Children's Services. For any enquiries about this publication contact [childrenstargetedreporting@lincolnshire.gov.uk](mailto: childrenstargetedreporting@lincolnshire.gov.uk)
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Statistics published by the UK Government
A detailed report (using Government data), by the Local Government Association (LGA).
Key documents and information on the Health and Wellbeing of Lincolnshire’s population. Its resources include the Lincolnshire Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA).