Chidren's Social Work Statistics 2002-03
Statistics on child protection, children looked after, children in residential accommodation, social work staff and finance in Scotland
CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2002-03
TABLE 25 CHILDREN DE-REGISTERED : CATEGORY OF ABUSE/RISK IDENTIFIED AND LENGTH OF TIME ON REGISTER
Year Ended 31 March…… |
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2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
% diff from 01 |
Number |
Percentage |
% diff from 02 |
|
Category of abuse/risk |
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Physical injury |
627 |
37 |
758 |
34 |
21 |
729 |
32 |
-4 |
Sexual abuse |
300 |
18 |
296 |
13 |
-1 |
303 |
13 |
2 |
Emotional abuse |
202 |
12 |
319 |
14 |
58 |
341 |
15 |
7 |
Physical neglect |
513 |
30 |
825 |
37 |
61 |
884 |
39 |
7 |
Other |
44 |
3 |
18 |
1 |
-59 |
16 |
1 |
-12 |
Length of time registered |
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Less than 6 months |
570 |
34 |
815 |
37 |
43 |
890 |
39 |
9 |
6 months to under 1 year |
543 |
32 |
729 |
33 |
34 |
779 |
34 |
7 |
1 year to under 18 months |
303 |
18 |
328 |
15 |
8 |
293 |
13 |
-11 |
18 months to under 2 years |
127 |
8 |
185 |
8 |
45 |
151 |
7 |
-18 |
2 years or more |
144 |
9 |
159 |
7 |
11 |
159 |
7 |
0 |
Total |
1,687 |
100 |
2,216 |
100 |
31 |
2,272 |
100 |
3 |
Note: (1) Some totals do not exactly equal the sum of their component parts due to the effects of rounding.
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