Table 2

Variables available in CIN, between 2008/09  and 2017/2018

Available information2008/20092009/20102010/20112011/20122012/20132013/20142014/20152015/20162016/2017*2017/2018*
Unique identifiersPupil matching reference/unique pupil number✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
LA child ID✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
LA ID†✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Children’s characteristicsAge/date of birth/expected date of birth✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Ethnicity✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Gender✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Disability✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Date of death‡✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Seeking asylum✓✓
Adopted from care✓✓
Income deprivation✓
Case informationReferral date✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Primary need status✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Case closure date§✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Reason for closure¶✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
No further action after assessment✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Date of initial child protection conference✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Whether on child protection plan✓
Referral source✓✓✓✓✓
Child protection plan informationChild protection plan start date✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Child protection plan end date✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Category of abuse✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
No of previous child protection plans✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Service provisionService type✓
Service provider✓
Service provision start date✓
Service provision end date✓

  • *Data not released at the time of writing. Data availability is based on children in need census data collection specifications and existing data.

  • †There are some changes to LA IDs following changes to LA structure in 2008/2009 and 2009/2010.

  • ‡Date of death is collected for children where services continue to be provided after a child has died.

  • §Case closure dates are not always available even when cases are closed. Instead case closure is indicated by ‘reason for closure’ or ‘no further action’.

  • ¶‘No further action after core assessment’ was added as a reason for closure in 2009/2010.

  • LA, Local Authority.