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
CHART 1: NUMBER OF CHILD PROTECTION REFERRALS BY GENDER, 1999/00 - 2009/10

Notes: Figures prior to 2005/06 may not be directly comparable due to a definitional change in the way child protection referrals were counted.
Changes in the number of child protection referrals over time should be made with some caution (see Background Notes)