CHILD PROTECTION STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2001
TABLE 3
CHILDREN WHO WERE SUBJECT TO A CASE CONFERENCE 1 : BREAKDOWN BY CHILD'S PRIMARY KNOWN/SUSPECTED ABUSER
Primary known/suspected abuser | Year Ended 31 March…… |
2000 | 2001 |
Number | Percentage of total | Number | Percentage of total |
Natural parent | 2,034 | 78.4 | 1,808 | 76.9 |
Step parent | 122 | 4.7 | 85 | 3.6 |
Parent's co-habitee | 191 | 7.4 | 152 | 6.5 |
Other relative (including sibling) | 142 | 5.5 | 167 | 7.1 |
Other person known to child / family | 86 | 3.3 | 83 | 3.5 |
Person unknown to child / family | 18 | 0.7 | 56 | 2.4 |
Total | 2,593 | 100.0 | 2,352 | 100.0 |
1. Children referred for child protection inquiries in Scotland in the years ended 31 March 2000 & 2001 who were subject to a case conference.
2. Due to the inclusion of some estimated (rounded) figures in tables, the sum of component parts may not equal the totals shown.