Information on the characteristics and attributes of children receiving care and support as at 31 March 2017.
This is not the latest release in the series: Wales Children Receiving Care and Support Census
Series information:
Main points
- There were 15,930 children receiving care and support included in the CRCS Census at 31 March 2017, which was a rate of 254 per 10,000 children aged under 18 years. Of these, 8,715 (55%) were boys and 7,215 (45%) were girls.
- One-fifth (22%) of children receiving care and support had a disability.
- Parental substance or alcohol misuse, domestic abuse and parental mental ill health capacity factors were each recorded for about a quarter of children receiving care and support.
- The attainment of children receiving care and support at the Foundation Phase and each Key Stage assessment was much lower than the average for all pupils.
Reports
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Wales Children Receiving Care and Support Census, as at 31 March 2017 (experimental Statistics) , file type: PDF, file size: 1 MB
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Contact
Rhys Strafford
Telephone: 0300 025 0058
Email: stats.pss@gov.wales
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Media
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