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    Children in need
  2. Step 2 Select a data set or featured table

    Data set
    D4 Child Protection Plans at 31 March by category of abuse and local authority
  3. Step 3 Choose locations

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    • England
  4. Step 4 Choose time period

    Time period
    2018 to 2022
  5. Step 5 Choose your filters

    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 release
    View 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
    20182019202020212022
    Number of children who were the subject of a child protection plan at 31 March53,79052,26051,51050,01050,920
    Initial: Neglect25,82025,33026,01024,12024,430
    Initial: Emotional abuse18,86018,46018,38018,84019,480
    Initial: Physical abuse4,1204,1703,8203,6503,780
    Initial: Sexual abuse2,1802,2301,9701,9301,930
    Initial: Multiple2,8202,0701,3301,4801,280

    Footnotes

    1. '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.
    2. 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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