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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Number of enquiries that concluded action was required, by local authority and place of alleged abuse
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YearIn 2023-24, Gwynedd had difficulties in providing the data.<br /><br />In 2022-23, Wrexham was unable to provide data.<br />[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Place of abuseFor some enquires, the place of alleged abuse was not recorded for some local authorities in 2022-23, as this was unknown or occurred in other settings not listed (i.e. Education).<br /><br />However, all enquires have been included in the AS/005 total column. There will be an apparent discrepancy between the sums of constituent items.<br />[Filter]
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[Collapse]AS/005: TotalClick here to sortAS/005: Total
Click here to sortAS/005a: Own HomeClick here to sortAS/005b: CommunityClick here to sortAS/005c: Care Home SettingClick here to sortAS/005d: Health Setting
[Collapse]Wales7,0131,5954,9381,44015,040
WalesIsle of Anglesey125256315228
Gwynedd..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Conwy2749539828795
Denbighshire773322754391
Flintshire1957132623615
Wrexham268101440124933
Powys172921013404
Ceredigion2695813825490
Pembrokeshire2379510120453
Carmarthenshire68159498761,314
Swansea30453325138820
Neath Port Talbot1461810711282
Bridgend2406320774584
Vale of Glamorgan183285340304
Cardiff1,5934495302312,803
Rhondda Cynon Taf3672213477600
Merthyr Tydfil90196515189
Caerphilly5501083371611,156
Blaenau Gwent2194221466541
Torfaen2494415672521
Monmouthshire1741617040400
Newport6001872391371,163

Metadata

General description

Information on this metric will allow local authorities to monitor their safeguarding processes in line with the requirements of the Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014.

Data collection and calculation

While extensive efforts have been made to gather reliable and accurate information from local authorities, data remains imperfect.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown for each financial year from 2020-21 onwards.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Title

Number of enquiries that concluded action was required, by local authority and place of alleged abuse

Last update

12 March 2025 12 March 2025

Next update

March 2026 (provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Performance and Improvement Framework for Social Services

Contact email

stats.pss@gov.wales

Designation

Experimental statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink

Keywords

Adults, Enquiries, Place of abuse