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Publication - Statistics

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

Published
29 September 2010
ISBN
9780755996506

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

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TABLE 6 NUMBER OF DE-REGISTRATIONS : 2005/06-2009/10 BY CATEGORY OF ABUSE/RISK IDENTIFIED, LENGTH OF TIME ON REGISTER AND REASON FOR DE-REGISTRATION

Year Ended 31 March……

% of total
2010

% change
2009-2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Category of abuse/risk

Physical injury

808

784

789

841

844

22%

0%

Sexual abuse

293

322

264

179

234

6%

31%

Emotional abuse

478

599

615

830

1,003

26%

21%

Physical neglect

1,284

1,367

1,491

1,633

1,732

45%

6%

Failure to thrive

9

3

7

14

10

0%

-29%

Unknown

15

9

31

2

3

0%

50%

Length of time registered

Less than 6 months

1,097

1,329

1,245

1,498

1,592

42%

6%

6 months to under 1 year

1,052

1,092

1,148

1,178

1,483

39%

26%

1 year to under 18 months

404

362

470

447

460

12%

3%

18 months to under 2 years

166

158

202

197

168

4%

-15%

2 years or more

168

143

132

179

123

3%

-31%

Reason for De-registeration

Child taken into care & risk reduced

-

-

411

536

538

14%

0%

Child with other carers

-

-

218

295

275

7%

-7%

Child died

-

-

4

6

4

0%

-33%

Removal of perpetrator

-

-

112

82

81

2%

-1%

Improved home situation

-

-

830

1,195

1,220

32%

2%

Reduced risk (other)

-

-

1,449

1,201

1,508

39%

26%

Child automatically de-registered because of age

-

-

12

16

8

0%

-50%

Child moved away - no continued risk

-

-

24

33

26

1%

-21%

Child transferred to another local authority

-

-

137

135

166

4%

23%

Total

2,887

3,084

3,197

3,499

3,826

100%

9%

Note : Information on the reason for de-registration is not available prior to 2007/08.

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