1. Does your local authority have a process to refer children to targeted early help services when their case is closed after a Child in Need assessment?
Yes
2. For each of the periods and age groups as stated above, how many children received an early help assessment in your local authority?
* 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
a. All children: 4863
b. 5-9 years: 1544
c. 10-15 years: 1876
d. 16 years and over: 467
* 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022
a. All children: 6175
b. 5-9 years: 1868
c. 10-15 years: 2550
d. 16 years and over: 592
* 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
a. All children: 6112
b. 5-9 years: 1827
c. 10-15 years: 2562
d. 16 years and over: 603
* 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
a. All children: 5800
b. 5-9 years: 1774
c. 10-15 years: 2502
d. 16 years and over: 622
* 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
a. All children: 5367
b. 5-9 years: 1662
c. 10-15 years: 2388
d. 16 years and over: 526
3. How many children were subject to a child in need (CIN) assessment?
* 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
a. All children: 4512
b. 5-9 years: 1269
c. 10-15 years: 1460
d. 16 years and over: 412
* 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022
a. All children: 6309
b. 5-9 years: 1666
c. 10-15 years: 2229
d. 16 years and over: 566
* 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
a. All children: 6241
b. 5-9 years: 1620
c. 10-15 years: 2360
d. 16 years and over: 593
* 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
a. All children: 6205
b. 5-9 years: 1585
c. 10-15 years: 2407
d. 16 years and over: 624
* 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
a. All children: 6023
b. 5-9 years: 1529
c. 10-15 years: 2366
d. 16 years and over: 585
4. For how many children was the case closed following the CIN assessment?
* 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
a. All children: 1774
b. 5-9 years: 480
c. 10-15 years: 589
d. 16 years and over: 198
* 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022
a. All children: 2671
b. 5-9 years: 691
c. 10-15 years: 931
d. 16 years and over: 283
* 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
a. All children: 2770
b. 5-9 years: 712
c. 10-15 years: 1048
d. 16 years and over: 280
* 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
a. All children: 3342
b. 5-9 years: 859
c. 10-15 years: 1302
d. 16 years and over: 389
* 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
a. All children: 2981
b. 5-9 years: 752
c. 10-15 years: 1205
d. 16 years and over: 332
5. How many of the children whose case was closed after CIN assessment were subsequently re-referred for a CIN assessment within 12 months of their initial referral?
* 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
a. All children: 514
b. 5-9 years: 137
c. 10-15 years: 169
d. 16 years and over: 49
* 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022
a. All children: 703
b. 5-9 years: 164
c. 10-15 years: 256
d. 16 years and over: 56
* 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
a. All children: 804
b. 5-9 years: 202
c. 10-15 years: 321
d. 16 years and over: 59
* 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
a. All children: 780
b. 5-9 years: 207
c. 10-15 years: 315
d. 16 years and over: 69
* 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
a. All children: 521
b. 5-9 years: 145
c. 10-15 years: 224
d. 16 years and over: 45
6. How many of the children whose case was closed after the CIN assessment were referred to early help services?
* 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
There was no statutory reporting required to identify Early Help referrals following closure after CIN assessment. To obtain this information would therefore require manually checking 1774 closure forms which, at 5 minutes, would take an estimated time of almost 148 hours. This is in excess of the appropriate time limit of 18 hours. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
* 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022
There was no statutory reporting required to identify Early Help referrals following closure after CIN assessment. To obtain this information would therefore require manually checking 2671 closure forms which, at 5 minutes, would take an estimated time of almost 223 hours. This is in excess of the appropriate time limit of 18 hours. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
* 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
a. All children: 351
b. 5-9 years: 77
c. 10-15 years: 152
d. 16 years and over: 25
* 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
a. All children: 729
b. 5-9 years: 215
c. 10-15 years: 296
d. 16 years and over: 51
* 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
a. All children: 738
b. 5-9 years: 223
c. 10-15 years: 309
d. 16 years and over: 47
7. Of the group of children who had been referred on to early help services following the closure of their initial CIN assessment, how many were re-referred for a CIN assessment within 12 months?
* 1 April 2020 – 31 March 2021
There was no statutory reporting required to identify Early Help referrals following closure after CIN assessment. To obtain this information would therefore require manually checking 1774 closure forms which, at 5 minutes, would take an estimated time of almost 148 hours. This is in excess of the appropriate time limit of 18 hours. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
* 1 April 2021 – 31 March 2022
There was no statutory reporting required to identify Early Help referrals following closure after CIN assessment. To obtain this information would therefore require manually checking 2671 closure forms which, at 5 minutes, would take an estimated time of almost 223 hours. This is in excess of the appropriate time limit of 18 hours. This information is therefore exempt from disclosure pursuant to section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
* 1 April 2022 – 31 March 2023
a. All children: 131
b. 5-9 years: 28
c. 10-15 years: 54
d. 16 years and over: 6
* 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
a. All children: 173
b. 5-9 years: 47
c. 10-15 years: 74
d. 16 years and over: 8
* 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
a. All children: 135
b. 5-9 years: 39
c. 10-15 years: 57
d. 16 years and over: 7