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The local authority interactive tool (LAIT) presents information in interactive tables and charts with the local authoritys rank and position in England.

It includes data on:

• children looked after by local authorities
• child protection
• special educational needs and disability (SEND)
• pupil attainment
• childrens health
• post-16 circumstances
• judgements from Ofsted

The Childrens services statistical neighbour benchmarking tool allows you to select a local authority and display its closest statistical neighbours (local authorities with similar characteristics).

More information is available in appendix A of the Local authority interactive tool: user guide.

Original data on the LAIT is sourced from:

• Explore Education Statistics
• Ofsted
• Public Health Profiles
• the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
• statistics on children in low income families
• Office for National Statistics data on conception rates
• youth justice statistics
• assessed child deaths - modifiable factors

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