The tables are based on assessments undertaken with children and young people by the Early Intervention and Family Support Service.

In accordance with guidance, the tables comprise of all those who have been the subject of an early help assessment, a common assessment, or a targeted intervention in the 12 months prior to 1 January 2024. 

As such a child may appear on this list more than once, having been the subject of more than one type of assessment.
 

Early Intervention and Family Support Service assessments by gender
Gender Common Early help Targeted Total
Female 5.5% 4.6% 37.6% 47.7%
Male 7.5% 5.5% 39.1% 52.1%
Neither/Indetermined 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Unknown 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
Total 13.2% 10.1% 76.7% 100.0%
Early Intervention and Family Support Service assessments by age
Age Common Early help Targeted Total
0 0.1% 1.6% 1.4% 3.0%
1 0.2% 2.2% 1.6% 4.0%
2 0.0% 1.0% 1.8% 2.8%
3 0.3% 1.3% 3.8% 5.4%
4 0.3% 0.7% 5.0% 6.1%
5 1.4% 0.4% 5.0% 6.9%
6 1.2% 0.3% 5.8% 7.2%
7 0.6% 0.5% 5.2% 6.3%
8 0.8% 0.3% 5.6% 6.7%
9 0.7% 0.3% 5.2% 6.2%
10 0.8% 0.2% 5.0% 6.0%
11 0.9% 0.4% 5.0% 6.3%
12 0.8% 0.1% 4.8% 5.8%
13 1.4% 0.1% 4.6% 6.0%
14 1.4% 0.2% 4.4% 6.0%
15 0.9% 0.1% 4.8% 5.8%
16 0.7% 0.3% 3.7% 4.6%
17 0.4% 0.2% 4.0% 4.6%
18 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
Total 13.2% 10.1% 76.7% 100.0%
Early Intervention and Family Support Service assessments by ethnicity
Ethnicity Common Early help Targeted Total
Asian: Bangladeshi 0.3% 0.1% 0.7% 1.2%
Asian: Indian 0.0% 0.4% 0.7% 1.2%
Any other Asian background 0.3% 0.3% 1.7% 2.2%
Asian: Pakistani 0.1% 0.0% 0.5% 0.7%
Black African 0.6% 1.4% 3.7% 5.8%
Black Caribbean 0.0% 0.4% 3.5% 3.9%
Any other Black background 0.1% 0.5% 1.2% 1.8%
Chinese 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
Any other Mixed background 0.7% 0.7% 3.7% 5.2%
White and Asian 0.3% 0.0% 1.9% 2.2%
White and Black African 0.1% 0.3% 1.4% 1.8%
White and Black Caribbean 0.5% 0.9% 5.0% 6.4%
Information not yet obtained 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.3%
Any other ethnic group 0.1% 0.5% 2.4% 3.1%
Refused 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 0.5%
White British 9.2% 2.6% 42.5% 54.4%
White Irish 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Traveller of Irish heritage 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.4%
Any other White background 0.5% 1.4% 6.2% 8.1%
White: Gypsy/Roma 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%