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Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 464 days ago

Looked After Children Wales (LACW)

Dataset

Summary

Citation:
CITATION INCOMPLETE

Documentation

Description:
The primary dataset containing information relating to Looked After Children in Wales (LACW). It is an annual census that includes individual demographic and episode level information of care that a child has received that year. Subsets of this main dataset include: Looked After Children Adoption (LACA); Looked After Children Care Leavers aged 16 and over (LACC); Looked After Children Birthday 19 (LACB: 1999 - 2016); and Looked after Children - Education Qualifications (LACE). LACE was discontinued in 2016 (1999 - 2016) and included within LACW. Due to the small number of looked after children with an Anonymised Linkage Field (ALF, 37%), a two-stage algorithm was developed. This algorithm utilises other datasets within SAIL to allocate children within the LACW ALF, increasing the overall ALF match rate to 61%. The improved ALFs are available in the LAC ALF DERIVED table.

Coverage

Spatial

Spatial Coverage:
United Kingdom,Wales

Temporal

Start Date:
20 June 1999
End Date:
28 March 2022
Frequency:
Annual

Provenance

Source:
EPR
Purpose:
Administrative
Collection Situation:
Community

Access and Governance

Usage

Condition of Access:
General research use
Condition of Use:
  • Project-specific restrictions
  • Time limit on use
  • User-specific restriction
Resource Creator:
Welsh Goverment

Access

Access Service:
The SAIL Databank is powered by the UK Secure e-Research Platform (UKSeRP). Following approval through safeguard processes, access to project-specific data within the secure environment is permitted using two-factor authentication.
Jurisdictions:
GB-WLS
Data Controller:
SAIL Databank
Access Request Cost:
Data provision is free from SAIL. Overall project costing depends on the number of people that require access to the SAIL Gateway, the activities that SAIL needs to complete (e.g. loading non-standard datasets), data refreshes, analytical work required, disclosure control process, and special case technological requirements.
Data Processor:
SAIL Databank

Format and Standards

Languages:
en
Formats:
SQL database table

Observations

Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Events
Approx 70-80% coverage of Welsh population through GP registrations.
3000000
Count
31 August 2021