To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children aged 16 and 17 in Lancashire for the year ending 31 March 2017 (a) were referred to children’s social care services, (b) received support as a child in need, (c) had been referred to children’s social care services in the preceding 24 months.
Answered on
16 May 2018
Figures are provided in the table below. Information on children re-referred to children’s social care is available for children referred within 12 months of a previous referral.
Referrals to Lancashire local authority, for children aged 16 to 17 years2
Year ending 31 March 2017
Numbers1 | |
Referrals | 1,080 |
Referrals resulting in an assessment where the child was deemed in need3 | 600 |
Referrals within 12 months of a previous referral | 260 |
Source: Children in need census 2016-17
Notes:
1. All numbers are given rounded to the nearest ten.
2. Child age is as at 31 March 2017.
3. Figures may include a small number of children still undergoing assessment at the end of the year whose needs are not yet determined.