Pathways Between Early Help and Statutory Children's Social Care Services

Definitions: We are interested in exploring the pathways between early help and statutory children's social care services, in particular for children who have their cases closed after a section 17 or 'child in need' assessment. For children who have their case closed after assessment, we include children who are assessed as being 'not in need' and children for whom no further action is taken. These categories correspond to those used by the Department for Education's Children in Need census (codes RC7 and RC8). For children who are subsequently referred to early help, this category corresponds to code RC9.





Q1. 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 or No)



Q2. For each of the periods and age groups as stated above, how many children received an early help assessment in your local authority?

please provide data for the following time periods:

2.1) 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021

2,2) 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022

2.3) 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023

2.4) 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024

2.5) 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025



And for the following age groups:

2a). All children

2b). 5-9 years

2c.) 10-15 years

2d) 16 years and over



Q3. How many children were subject to a child in need (CIN) assessment?

please provide data for the following time periods:

3.1) 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021

3.1) 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022

3.3) 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023

3.4) 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024

3.5) 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025



3a). All children

3b). 5-9 years

3c.) 10-15 years

3d) 16 years and over



Q4. For how many children was the case closed following the CIN assessment?

please provide data for the following time periods:

4.1) 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021

4.2) 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022

4.3) 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023

4.4) 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024

4.5) 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025



4a). All children

4b). 5-9 years

4c.) 10-15 years

4d) 16 years and over



Q5. 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?

please provide data for the following time periods:

5.1) 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021

5.2) 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022

5.3) 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023

5.4) 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024

5.5) 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025



5a). All children

5b). 5-9 years

5c.) 10-15 years

5d) 16 years and over



Q6. How many of the children whose case was closed after the CIN assessment were referred to early help services?

please provide data for the following time periods:

6.1) 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021

6.2) 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022

6.3) 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023

6.4) 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024

6.5) 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025



6a). All children

6b). 5-9 years

6c.) 10-15 years

6d) 16 years and over



Q7. 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?

please provide data for the following time periods:

7.1) 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021

7.2) 1 April 2021 - 31 March 2022

7.3) 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2023

7.4) 1 April 2023 - 31 March 2024

7.5 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2025



7a). All children

7b). 5-9 years

7c.) 10-15 years

7d) 16 years and over

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