Institute for Government

Referrals to children’s social care, 2012/13–2021/22

Source: Institute for Government analysis of ONS, ‘Characteristics of children in need’ ('Table C1') 2022, supported by CIPFA. Notes: Following a methodology change in 2018 and revisions to earlier data, comparable figures are not available before 2012/13. If a child has more than one referral in year, then each referral is counted. Get the data Embed