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- Children in need
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- Data set
- D4 Child Protection Plans at 31 March by category of abuse and local authority
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- England
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- Time period
- 2018 to 2022
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- Indicators
- Number of children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March
- Initial: Emotional abuse
- Initial: Multiple
- Initial: Neglect
- Initial: Physical abuse
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This data is not from the latest releaseView latest data: Reporting year 2023'D4 Child Protection Plans at 31 March by category of abuse and local authority' in England between 2018 and 2022 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Number of children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March 53,790 52,260 51,510 50,010 50,920 Initial: Neglect 25,820 25,330 26,010 24,120 24,430 Initial: Emotional abuse 18,860 18,460 18,380 18,840 19,480 Initial: Physical abuse 4,120 4,170 3,820 3,650 3,780 Initial: Sexual abuse 2,180 2,230 1,970 1,930 1,930 Initial: Multiple 2,820 2,070 1,330 1,480 1,280 Footnotes
- '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.
- 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 2021 and 2022 national totals, and regional totals for inner London and London. Refer to the methodology section for more information.
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- Publication: Children in need, Reporting year 2023
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