Number of children in need falls for third straight year to lowest point since 2013
Community Care
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
The number of children in need in England has fallen for the third successive year, to its lowest level since 2013, according to official government figures. Figures from the annual children in need census , covering the year to 31 March 2021, also showed that referrals to children’s social care and child protection plans fell sharply during the first year of coronavirus restrictions in the country.
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