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

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TABLE 7 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ON CHILD PROTECTION REGISTERS: 31 MARCH 2006-2010 BY GENDER AND AGE GROUP

Age group/gender

As at 31 March……

% of total

% of Scottish population
(0-15 yrs)
2010

% change
2009-2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2010

Boys

Unborns

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0-4

554

625

598

692

661

26%

0.4%

-4%

5-10

407

434

378

446

423

17%

0.3%

-5%

11-15

207

226

211

215

188

7%

0.1%

-13%

16+

5

5

6

4

1

0%

0.0%

-75%

Unknown

0

0

0

0

2

0%

-

-

Total

1,179

1,290

1,193

1,357

1,275

51%

0.3%

-6%

Girls

Unborns

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0-4

490

607

602

649

601

24%

0.4%

-7%

5-10

370

421

409

399

392

16%

0.2%

-2%

11-15

228

234

201

231

203

8%

0.1%

-12%

16+

9

10

5

8

3

0%

0.0%

-63%

Unknown

0

0

1

0

0

0%

-

-

Total

1,109

1,272

1,218

1,287

1,199

48%

0.3%

-7%

All people

Unborns

18

31

22

38

44

2%

-

16%

0-4

1,044

1,232

1,200

1,341

1,262

50%

0.4%

-6%

5-10

777

855

787

845

815

32%

0.3%

-4%

11-15

435

460

412

446

391

16%

0.1%

-12%

16+

14

15

11

12

4

0%

0.0%

-67%

Unknown

0

0

1

0

2

0%

-

-

Total

2,288

2,593

2,433

2,682

2,518

100%

0.3%

-6%

Source : General Register Office (Scotland): 2009 mid-year population estimates

Note : For Age 16+, relevant population used was 16-17 years old

Note : Information on unborns is not available by gender since 2006/07

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