DfE

Children in need census

Description

This publication provides data on referrals to and assessments by children's social services, and children who were the subject of a child protection plan.

Policy areas

Children and families Health and social care

Update cadence

Annual

Subject area

Children's social care

Publisher

Department for Education

Published

30 September 2010

Data files

File	Type	Size
Osr24 2010	pdf	—
Osr24 2010	xlsx	169 KB
Osr24 2010ud	zip	12 KB

Data files last checked: 28 May 2026

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