Looked After Children Wales (LACW)
LACW contained information on looked-after children and young people who entered, remained in, and left care in Wales. The data, spanning from 2001 to 2021, includes information on over 37,000 children and more than 310,000 care episodes. The dataset was updated annually with new care episodes for children and young people entering the dataset, as well as for those already in the dataset.
Study design
Registry
Number of participants at first data collection
37,775 (participants)
Age at first data collection
0 - 18 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
All looked-after children and young people in care in Wales.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2001
Primary Institutions
Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK)
Health Data Research United Kingdom (HDRUK)
Links
healthdatagateway.org/en/dataset/348
adruk.org/data-access/flagship-datasets/looked-after-children-wales/
adrwales.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Data-Explained-CLA-datasets_final.pdf
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Administrative Data Research UK (ADR UK)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Health and Care Research Wales
United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Welsh Government
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Social care data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
