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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Number of investigations that concluded during the year, by local authority
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[Collapse]Wales1,1593,9165,075
WalesIsle of Anglesey22136158
Gwynedd474188
Conwy178481659
Denbighshire178
Flintshire63455518
Wrexham49397
Powys000
Ceredigion..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Pembrokeshire12820
Carmarthenshire2091,2891,498
Swansea5163114
Neath Port Talbot909
Bridgend63238
Vale of Glamorgan10..|The data item is not available10
Cardiff26487513
Rhondda Cynon Taf261036
Merthyr Tydfil156
Caerphilly180365545
Blaenau Gwent203555
Torfaen77126203
Monmouthshire482674
Newport169257426

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

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Title

Number of investigations that concluded during the year, by local authority

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

Keywords

Adults, Investigations

Statistical quality

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