Children's Social care - Find a freedom of information request

Request

Please provide me with the following information per calendar year since 2010, up to and including 2021.

Q1. How many reports were made to children's social care, regarding concerns that a child or young person is at risk or is being abused?

Decision

1.2010: (We only have from Apr 2010 to Dec 2010) 4031

2011: 5571

2012: 5339

2013: 6128

2014: 6050

2015: 6147

2016: 6178 (Reporting system was changed at the end of 2016 to a new system which would explain the sudden drop)

2017: 4868

2018: 4060

2019: 4066

2020: 3673

2021: 3824

 

Reference number
FOI 3100767
Date request received
31/12/21
Date of decision
25/01/22