TABLE 6: CHILDREN DE-REGISTERED : 1999/00-2005/06
BY CATEGORY OF ABUSE/RISK IDENTIFIED AND LENGTH OF TIME ON REGISTER
| Year Ended 31 March…… | % of total
2006 | % change
2005-2006 |
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2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Category of abuse/risk |
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Physical injury | 839 | 627 | 758 | 770 | 792 | 714 | 789 | 28% | 11% |
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Sexual abuse | 358 | 300 | 296 | 318 | 313 | 277 | 281 | 10% | 1% |
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Emotional abuse | 222 | 202 | 319 | 397 | 454 | 427 | 443 | 16% | 4% |
|---|
Physical neglect | 673 | 513 | 825 | 907 | 1,041 | 1,115 | 1,237 | 45% | 11% |
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Failure to thrive | 19 | 44 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 9 | 0% | -50% |
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Unknown | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 15 | 1% | -35% |
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Length of time registered |
|---|
Less than 6 months | 716 | 570 | 815 | 942 | 1,085 | 901 | 1,060 | 38% | 18% |
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6 months to under 1 year | 702 | 543 | 729 | 835 | 843 | 971 | 1,006 | 36% | 4% |
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1 year to under 18 months | 305 | 303 | 328 | 316 | 407 | 357 | 389 | 14% | 9% |
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18 months to under 2 years | 163 | 127 | 185 | 151 | 131 | 161 | 158 | 6% | -2% |
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2 years or more | 226 | 144 | 159 | 164 | 168 | 184 | 161 | 6% | -13% |
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Total | 2,112 | 1,687 | 2,216 | 2,408 | 2,633 | 2,574 | 2,774 | 100% | 8% |
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Note (1): Highland revised their figure for the number of child de-registered during 2002/03, from 21 to 157.
Note (2): In 2004/05, Inverclyde were unable to provide information so 2003/04 data were used.
Note (3): From 1999/00 to 2003/04, 'unknowns' were allocated to a category rather than being reported as unknown.
Note (4): Prior to 2005/06, 'Failure to thrive' included child known/suspected perpetrator.