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Last modified date:9 February 2007
Statistical information on children - how the information is made available and whether it is available free of charge or upon payment
Children accommodated in secure units, England and Wales, statistical bulletin
Description - National Statistics. Presents statistics of children and young people under 18 years of age accommodated in secure units maintained by local authority social services departments in England and Wales
Availability - Annually in summer following statistical collection year
Cost - Free on DH web site
Children adopted from care in England, statistical bulletin
Description - National Statistics. Presents detailed statistics on adoptions of children who were looked after by local councils in England prior to being adopted.
Availability: On DH Web-site annually in winter following statistical collection year
Cost - Free on DH web site
Children and Young people on child protection register, England, statistical publication
Description - National Statistics. Presents detailed commentary and comprehensive explanation of the figures at both England and local authority level
Availability - Annually in winter following statistical collection year
Cost - free on DH web site
Children Looked After by Local Authorities, England, statistical bulletin
Description - National Statistics. Contains statistics on children who were looked after by local authorities. The figures are derived from statistical returns submitted to the Department of Health by local authorities in England with social services responsibilities. Nearly all the information is derived from the aggregate return CLA 100 and detailed child histories collected on form SSDA 903 for a one-third sample of all children who were looked after.
Availability - Annually in autumn following statistical collection year
Cost - Free on DH web site
Children Looked After by Local Authorities, England, statistical publication
Description - National Statistics. Statistics for children looked after by local authorities in England, the figures are derived form statistical returns submitted to the Department of Health by local authorities in England with social services responsibilities
Availability - Annually in summer following statistical collection year
Cost - Free on DH web site
Educational qualifications of care leavers, England, statistical bulletin
Description - National Statistics. Statistics on the educational qualifications of young people who ceased to be looked after in England, aged 16 or over
Availability - Annually in autumn following statistical collection year
Cost - Free on DH web site
Outcome Indicators for Looked After Children, England, statistical bulletin
Description - National Statistics. Outcome Indicators for looked-after children in England supplied to the Department of Health from Social Service Departments using OC2 collection.
Availability - Annually in summer following statistical collection year
Cost - Free on DH web site
The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents in Great Britain
Description - National Statistics. A five yearly survey to estimate the prevalence of the mental disorders of children. The fieldwork will be undertaken in early 2004.
Availability - Every five years with initial headline figures of main survey available in late 2004 and the full report available in Summer/Autumn 2005.
Cost - Main reports are priced publications available through The Stationery Office. Booklet summarising key results is free of charge. Free on DH web site.
The Mental Health of Children and Adolescents Looked After by Local Authorities in England
Description - National Statistics. A new five yearly survey to estimate the prevalence of the mental disorders of children looked after in England.
Availability - Every five years with a full report due in Spring 2003.
Cost - Main reports are priced publications available through The Stationery Office. Booklet summarising key results is free of charge. Free on DH web site
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