Children's Services

Children in Care

The number of Children In Care at 31 March in the financial year, for Lincolnshire and by District. This dataset shows the number of: - Children In Need - Children In Care by Home Address - Children In Care by Placement Address The term 'Children In Care' includes all children accommodated by the local authority, i.e. those subject to a care order under section 31 of the Children Act 1989; and those looked after on a voluntary basis with the agreement of their parents under section 20 of that Act. Numbers below 5 have been removed, and where needed one or more additional counts of 5 or greater have also been removed. This means some records may be omitted and figures might not tally precisely. The data is updated annually. Data source: Lincolnshire County Council Children's Services. For any enquiries about this publication contact [[email protected]](mailto: [email protected])

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children, children in care, social care
Created
October 6, 2025 at 5:10:59 PM
Modified
October 9, 2025 at 11:00:08 PM