Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Children's Social Work Statistics 2009/10

Statistics publication of Child Protection and Secure Care and Close Support Accommodation


TABLE 1 NUMBER OF CHILD PROTECTION REFERRALS: 2005/06-2009/10 BY GENDER AND AGE GROUP

Age/gender

Year Ended 31 March……

% of total
2010

% change
2009-2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Boys

Unborns

49

-

-

-

-

0-4

1,554

1,816

1,872

2,045

2,127

16%

4%

5-10

1,862

2,108

2,092

2,159

2,339

17%

8%

11-15

1,407

1,621

1,683

1,683

1,624

12%

-4%

16+

95

81

65

52

117

1%

125%

Unknown

33

18

13

8

3

0%

-63%

Total

5,000

5,644

5,725

5,947

6,210

46%

4%

Girls

Unborns

56

-

-

-

-

0-4

1,488

1,805

1,793

1,888

2,031

15%

8%

5-10

1,677

1,837

2,001

1,948

2,144

16%

10%

11-15

1,995

2,192

2,235

2,278

2,452

18%

8%

16+

156

159

175

142

213

2%

50%

Unknown

52

29

13

12

5

0%

-58%

Total

5,424

6,022

6,217

6,268

6,845

51%

9%

Gender Unknown

Total

143

294

448

498

468

3%

-6%

All people

Unborns

200

270

331

435

421

3%

-3%

0-4

3,053

3,634

3,698

3,951

4,166

31%

5%

5-10

3,541

3,952

4,133

4,120

4,501

33%

9%

11-15

3,404

3,817

3,954

3,986

4,094

30%

3%

16+

251

240

244

195

330

2%

69%

Unknown

118

47

30

26

11

0%

-58%

Total

10,567

11,960

12,390

12,713

13,523

100%

6%

Note : Since 2006/07, the gender-split for unborns was not requested so these are all allocated as 'unknown gender'.
Note : For cells shown as "-", figures are not available.
Note : Changes in the number of child protection referrals over time should be made with caution (see Background Notes)

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