A5 National time series of child protection plans by initial category of abuse by gender, age and ethnicity
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Children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March by initial category of abuse by gender, age and ethnicity.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children in need
- Release
- Reporting year 2024
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Child Protection Plans at 31st March
- Neglect
- Physical Abuse
- Filters
- Characteristic
- Characteristic type
- Time period
- 2018 to 2024
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | characteristic | characteristic_type | CPP_At31 | Neglect_Initial | Physical_Abuse_Initial | Sexual_Abuse_Initial | Emotional_Abuse_Initial | Multiple_Initial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender | Total | 49900 | 25350 | 3430 | 1760 | 18430 | 930 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender | Female | 23550 | 11640 | 1480 | 1010 | 8990 | 430 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender | Male | 25010 | 12810 | 1860 | 710 | 9150 | 480 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender | Unknown or Indeterminate gender | 70 | 30 | 10 | c | 30 | 0 |
| 2024 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Age | Unborn | 1270 | 870 | 80 | 40 | 270 | 20 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| characteristic | Characteristic |
| characteristic_type | Characteristic type |
| CPP_At31 | Child Protection Plans at 31st March |
| Emotional_Abuse_Initial | Emotional Abuse |
| Multiple_Initial | Multiple |
Footnotes
- Data for the years ending 31 March 2021 and 2022 is not available for Hackney local authority, therefore 2020 data for Hackney has been included in the 2021 and 2022 national totals and regional totals. Data for the year ending 31 March 2024 is not available for Hampshire local authority, therefore 2023 data for Hampshire has been included in the 2024 national and regional totals. Refer to the methodology page for more information.
- 'Multiple' refers to instances where there is more than one main category of abuse. Children included in this category are not included in any other category of abuse, therefore a child is counted only once in this measure.
- White comprises white British, white Irish, traveller of Irish heritage, Gypsy/Roma and any other white background.
- Mixed comprises white and black Caribbean, white and black African, white and Asian and any other mixed background.
- Asian or Asian British comprises Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese and any other Asian background.
- Black or black British comprises Caribbean, African and any other black background.
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