Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 228 days ago
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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:
United Kingdom,Wales
Typical Age Range:
0-18
Follow Up:
Other
Pathway:
Administrative. Linkable to health datasets across patient pathway.
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Administrative
Sources:
EPR
Collection Situations:
Community
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Annual
Start Date:
21 June 1999
End Date:
29 March 2022
Time Lag:
2-6 months
Accessibility
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.
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.
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-WLS
Data Controller:
SAIL Databank
Data Processor:
SAIL Databank
Usage
Data Use Limitations:
General research use
Data Use Requirements:
- Project-specific restrictions
- Time limit on use
- User-specific restriction
Resource Creators:
Welsh Goverment
Format and Standards
Vocabulary Encoding Schemes:
LOCAL
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
01 September 2021