Welsh Assembly Government | Local Authority Child Protection Registers, 2010

Local Authority Child Protection Registers, 2010

The latest National Statistics on social services for children produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 25 November 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

The latest bulletin updates the statistics previously released on 24 February 2010.

Main findings for the year ending 31 March 2010:

There were 2,700 children (including unborn children) on child protection registers at 31 March 2010. This was an increase of 9 per cent compared to 31 March 2009 and represents a rate of 43 children per 10,000 population aged under 18.
There were 1,400 boys, 1,300 girls and 20 unborn children on the registers at 31 March 2010. 45 per cent of children on child protection registers were aged under 5.
The highest number of registrations was shown in categories involving neglect (46 per cent) and the lowest in categories of sexual abuse (9 per cent) (note that registrations may state more than one category of abuse).
3,400 children were added to registers during the year ending 31 March 2010, an increase of 10 per cent from the previous year. The number of children removed from the registers during the year increased by 9 per cent to 3,200.