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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 8 NUMBER OF CHILDREN ON CHILD PROTECTION REGISTERS: 31 MARCH 2006-2010 BY CATEGORY OF ABUSE/RISK IDENTIFIED, ETHNIC GROUP AND DISABILITY STATUS

As at 31 March……

% of total
2010

% change
2009-2010

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Category of abuse/risk

Physical injury

626

585

509

554

485

19%

-12%

Sexual abuse

266

240

160

190

202

8%

6%

Emotional abuse

371

472

572

678

727

29%

7%

Physical neglect

1,020

1,275

1,166

1,249

1,098

44%

-12%

Failure to thrive

*

7

10

*

*

*

*

Unknown

*

14

16

*

*

*

*

Ethnic Group

White

-

-

-

2,194

2131

85%

-3%

Mixed Ethnicity

-

-

-

45

41

2%

-9%

Asian, Asian Scottish or Asian British

-

-

-

12

27

1%

125%

Black, Black Scottish or Black British

-

-

-

15

7

0%

-53%

Other Ethnic Background

-

-

-

27

20

1%

-26%

Not disclosed

-

-

-

40

92

4%

130%

Not known

-

-

-

349

200

8%

-43%

Disability Status

Specific learning difficulties

-

-

-

12

6

0%

-50%

Mental Health problem

-

-

-

*

*

*

*

Autistic spectrum disorder

-

-

-

7

5

0%

-29%

Hearing impairment

-

-

-

*

*

*

*

Language and communication disorder

-

-

-

7

6

0%

-14%

Physical or motor impairment

-

-

-

16

12

0%

-25%

Visual impairment

-

-

-

5

*

*

*

Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

-

-

-

63

45

2%

-29%

Learning disability

-

-

-

44

22

1%

-50%

Combined Sight and Hearing Loss (deafblind)

-

-

-

0

0

0%

-

Other chronic illness/disability

-

-

-

29

14

1%

-52%

Multiple disabilities

-

-

-

8

8

0%

0%

No disabilitities

-

-

-

1,867

1879

75%

1%

Unknown

-

-

-

618

513

20%

-17%

Total

2,288

2,593

2,433

2,682

2,518

100%

-6%

Note : For cells shown as "-", figures are not available.

Note : Cells containing * represent small numbers that are suppressed to maintain confidentiality.

Note: Ethnic Group and Disability Status not collected prior to 2008/09.

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