Description The number of children whose cases go on to initial assessments against the number of children referred to children's social services departments, expressed as a percentage.
Geographic units County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National
Source CPR3 statutory return form local authorities to Department for Education (DfE).
Description The Assessment Framework specifies that core assessments should be completed within 35 working days. the indicator measures the percentage of core assessments which were completed within 35 working days. re assessments are in-depth assessments of a child, or children, and their family, as defined in the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families. They are also the means by which section 47 (child protection) enquiries are undertaken following a strategy discussion.
Geographic units County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National
Source CPR3 statutory return form local authorities to Department for Education (DfE).
Description Initial assessments are an important indicator of how quickly services can respond when a child is thought to be at risk of serious harm. As the assessments involve a range of local agencies, this indicator would also show how well multi-agency working arrangements are established in local authority areas.
Geographic units County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR), National
Source CPR3 statutory return form local authorities to Department for Education (DfE).
Description Numbers of children looked after for at least twelve months, and general information about their education. Eligibility and performance of looked after children in Key Stage 3 tasks and tests, compared with all children. GCSE (or equivalent) performance of looked-after children in year 11 compared with all children. Education and employment status at 30 September 2004 of looked-after children in Year 11 in 2003/2004 school year, compared with all children. Development assessments of pre-school looked-after children.
Geographic units County/Unitary Authority, Government Office Region (GOR)