Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Child Protection Statistics 2006/07

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TABLE 6: NUMBER OF DE-REGISTRATIONS : 1999/00-2006/07
BY CATEGORY OF ABUSE/RISK IDENTIFIED AND LENGTH OF TIME ON REGISTER

Year Ended 31 March……

% of total

% change

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2007

2006-2007

Category of abuse/risk

Physical injury

839

627

758

770

792

714

808

784

25%

-3%

Sexual abuse

358

300

296

318

313

277

293

322

10%

10%

Emotional abuse

222

202

319

397

454

427

478

599

19%

25%

Physical neglect

673

513

825

907

1,041

1,115

1,284

1,367

44%

6%

Failure to thrive

19

44

18

17

32

18

9

3

0%

-67%

Unknown

-

-

-

-

-

23

15

9

0%

-40%

Length of time registered

Less than 6 months

716

570

815

942

1,085

901

1,097

1,329

43%

21%

6 months to under 1 year

702

543

729

835

843

971

1,052

1,092

35%

4%

1 year to under 18 months

305

303

328

316

407

357

404

362

12%

-10%

18 months to under 2 years

163

127

185

151

131

161

166

158

5%

-5%

2 years or more

226

144

159

164

168

184

168

143

5%

-15%

Total

2,112

1,687

2,216

2,408

2,633

2,574

2,887

3,084

100%

7%

Note : From 1999/00 to 2003/04, 'unknowns' were allocated to a category rather than being reported as unknown.
Note
: Prior to 2005/06, 'Failure to thrive' included child known/suspected perpetrator.
Note
: Some revisions to 2005/06 data ( see background notes).

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