Incidence of Children in Need

Incidence of Children in Need (CIN) in Census Week					Numbers of Children Receiving Services in CIN Census Week
			Numbers and Percentages
	Total CIN Receiving Services in sample week	Total population aged 0 -18 years (estimated for June 1999)	Total CIN receiving a service (per 1,000 of the 0 - 18 population)	Children Supported in their Families or Independently Receiving Services in week	%	Children Looked After Receiving Services in week	%	Total Children in Need Receiving Services in week	children supported in their families or independently	Children Looked After
England	229,300	########	19.2	171,400	75	57,900	25	229,300	14.4	4.9
South West	20,985	967,394	21.7	16,377	78	4,608	22	20,985	16.9	4.8
Shire Counties
Cornwall	2,257	109,907	20.5	1,675	74	582	26	2,257	15.2	5.3
Devon	2,864	153,762	18.6	2,111	74	753	26	2,864	13.7	4.9
Dorset	1,567	83,707	18.7	1,285	82	282	18	1,567	15.4	3.4
Gloucestershire	2,548	132,833	19.2	1,968	77	580	23	2,548	14.8	4.4
Isles Of Scilly	2	511	3.9	2	100	-	-	2	3.9	0.0
Somerset	2,429	116,877	20.8	1,968	81	461	19	2,429	16.8	3.9
Wiltshire	1,772	104,304	17.0	1,513	85	259	15	1,772	14.5	2.5
Unitary Authorities
Bath & North East Somerset	827	36,653	22.6	639	77	188	23	827	17.4	5.1
Bournemouth	840	31,972	26.3	655	78	185	22	840	20.5	5.8
Bristol	3,275	92,922	35.2	2,633	80	642	20	3,275	28.3	6.9
North Somerset	762	42,159	18.1	607	80	155	20	762	14.4	3.7
Plymouth	1,631	59,821	27.3	1,035	63	596	37	1,631	17.3	10.0
Poole	730	31,711	23.0	591	81	139	19	730	18.6	4.4
South Gloucestershire	769	58,776	13.1	589	77	180	23	769	10.0	3.1
Swindon	1,262	44,823	28.2	1,076	85	186	15	1,262	24.0	4.1
Torbay	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Summary by type of authority
All shire counties			14		74		26		10.4	3.6
All unitary authorities			23		75		25		17.3	5.8
All metropolitan districts			20		70		30		14.0	6.0
All London authorities			30		81		19		24.3	5.7


⁽¹⁾ The authority advises that these figures are distorted by the inclusion of children in asylum seeking families and those receiving subsidised day care