This statistic shows the number of children looked after by childcare services due to parent's illness or disability in England from 2012 to 2018. As of end of March 2018, there were 2,330 children in care due to a parent's illness or disability.
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* The most applicable category of the eight “Need Codes” at the time the child started to be looked after rather than necessarily the entire reason they are looked after.
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GOV.UK. (November 15, 2018). Number of children looked after by childcare services due to a parent's illness or disability in England from 2012 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/680726/number-of-children-looked-after-due-to-a-parent-s-disability-england/
GOV.UK. "Number of children looked after by childcare services due to a parent's illness or disability in England from 2012 to 2018." Chart. November 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680726/number-of-children-looked-after-due-to-a-parent-s-disability-england/
GOV.UK. (2018). Number of children looked after by childcare services due to a parent's illness or disability in England from 2012 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/680726/number-of-children-looked-after-due-to-a-parent-s-disability-england/
GOV.UK. "Number of Children Looked after by Childcare Services Due to a Parent's Illness or Disability in England from 2012 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/680726/number-of-children-looked-after-due-to-a-parent-s-disability-england/
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