The department does not collect this level of detail on the reason why a child becomes looked-after.<\/p>
The available information on the primary need of children starting to be looked-after is published annually in table C1 of the statistical release \u2018Children looked-after in England including adoption: 2017 to 2018\u2019 at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018<\/a>. The category \u2018Parental disability or illness\u2019 includes children whose main category of need was due to the capacity of their parents to care for them being impaired by the parents\u2019 disability, physical or mental illness or addictions.<\/p> We know that parental drug and alcohol related issues can be a common factor in families with children in need of help and protection. We are working to ensure that families receive the right help at the right time to promote the welfare and outcomes of children and enable them to stay together where it is safe to do so.<\/p>"}
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In the majority of instances, a closure is a procedural event marking the ending of one legal entity immediately followed by the opening of a successor establishment under a new legal entity, for example where a school ceases to be maintained by its local authority and becomes an academy.<\/p>
Number of schools that are recorded as closing without being replaced by a successor establishment<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Type of establishment<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Calendar year<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 2017<\/p><\/td> 2018 (to 11 December)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Academies<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> LA maintained schools<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 18<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Free schools*<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Independent schools<\/p><\/td> 83<\/p><\/td> 50<\/p><\/td> 55<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> * including University Technical Colleges and Studio Schools.<\/p>"}
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