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Chidren's Social Work Statistics 2002-03

Published: 31 October 2003

Statistics on child protection, children looked after, children in residential accommodation, social work staff and finance in Scotland

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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03

TABLE 23 CHILDREN WHO WERE SUBJECT TO A CASE CONFERENCE ^1,2 : CHILD'S PRIMARY KNOWN/SUSPECTED ABUSER

Primary known/suspected abuser	Year Ended 31 March……
	2001		2002			2003
	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	% diff from 01	Number	Percentage	% diff from 02
Natural mother	1,128	48	1,325	46	17	1,619	51	22
Natural father	680	29	829	29	22	818	26	-1
Step parent	85	4	100	4	17	128	4	28
Parent's co-habitee	152	6	255	9	67	255	8	0
Other relative (including sibling)	167	7	172	6	3	163	5	-6
Other person known to child / family	83	4	105	4	27	132	4	25
Person unknown to child / family	56	2	64	2	13	58	2	-9
Total	2,352	*100*	2,851	*100*	21	3,173	*100*	11

Note : (1) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
Note : (2) Children referred for child protection inquiries in Scotland in the years ended 31 March 2001, 2002 & 2003 who were subject to a case conference.

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