Please could you provide me with the following data:
1. The numbers of young people classified as Children Missing from Education (CME) in your Local Authority Area on (or closest date to):
a) 30th April 2021
b) 5th March 2020
c) 5th March 2019
2. What proportion of those CME were known to social services or classified as Children in Need (CIN)? Please provide the data on (or closest date to)
a) 30th April 2021
b) 5th March 2020
c) 5th March 2019
Please see the table below for the responses. It should be noted that as children remain CME for a short period of time these numbers fluctuate daily.
| The numbers of young people classified as children missing from education on (or closest date to): | What proportion of those children missing from education were known to social services or classified as children in need on (or closest date to): | |
| 30th April 2021 | 56 | 7 (12.5%) |
| 5th March 2020 | 104 | 13 (12.5%) |
| 5th March 2019 | 82 | 6 (7.3%) |