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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Assessments completed during the year where physical punishment was a factor, by local authority
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[Collapse]Wales1,6277223,1681,5043,4471,475
WalesIsle of Anglesey000000
Gwynedd6873616620
Conwy..|Nid yw\'r eitem o ddata ar gael..|Nid yw\'r eitem o ddata ar gael199147
Denbighshire10135257
Flintshire221355378630
Wrexham726000
Powys00651915050
Ceredigion..|Nid yw\'r eitem o ddata ar gael..|Nid yw\'r eitem o ddata ar gael..|Nid yw\'r eitem o ddata ar gael..|Nid yw\'r eitem o ddata ar gael00
Pembrokeshire..|Nid yw\'r eitem o ddata ar gael..|Nid yw\'r eitem o ddata ar gael316225559245
Carmarthenshire595356533434
Swansea..|Nid yw\'r eitem o ddata ar gael..|Nid yw\'r eitem o ddata ar gael2909821378
Neath Port Talbot165421675614738
Bridgend372077418326
Vale of Glamorgan221367443423
Cardiff6810732110652
Rhondda Cynon Taf15810319388347121
Merthyr Tydfil461090187315
Caerphilly14872481265501256
Blaenau Gwent14995245160267157
Torfaen2899427195252108
Monmouthshire126371923416244
Newport262151456235328164

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General description

The metric is designed to capture information about the impact of the proposed policy change in the Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill/ Act. Removing the defence of reasonable punishment is part of the national strategy Prosperity for All. The aim of the legislation is to help protect children’s rights by prohibiting the physical punishment of children by parents and those acting in loco parentis (acting as a parent) within Wales, including visitors to Wales. In doing so, children in Wales would have the same legal protection from physical punishment as adults.

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 2021-22 onwards.

Users, uses and context

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

Title

Number of assessments completed during the year where where physical punishment was a factor, 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

Statistical quality

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

Keywords

Performance Measure, Children, Assessments, Physical punishment