Data set from Children in need

A6 National time series of child protection plans by initial category of abuse, England 2013 to 2021

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Published 28 October 2021

Last updated 28 October 2021

Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March by initial category of abuse.

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Children in need
• Release: Reporting year 2021
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Child Protection Plans at 31st March
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Multiple
• Time period: 2013 to 2021

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	category	CPP_At31	Neglect_Initial	Physical_abuse_Initial	Sexual_abuse_Initial	Emotional_abuse_Initial	Multiple_Initial
2021	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Initial category of abuse	50010	24120	3650	1930	18840	1480
2020	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Initial category of abuse	51510	26010	3820	1970	18380	1330
2019	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Initial category of abuse	52260	25330	4170	2230	18460	2070
2018	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Initial category of abuse	53790	25820	4120	2180	18860	2820
2017	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Initial category of abuse	51080	24590	3950	2260	17280	3010

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Variables in this data set

Table showing first 5 of 6 variables

Variable name	Variable description
CPP_At31	Child Protection Plans at 31st March
Emotional_abuse_Initial	Emotional Abuse
Multiple_Initial	Multiple
Neglect_Initial	Neglect
Physical_abuse_Initial	Physical Abuse

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