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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Number of assessments completed during the year where physical punishment was a factor, by local authority
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YearIn 2021-22, Conwy, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Swansea were unable to provide data for metrics CH/011a and CH/011b.[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Wales1,627722
WalesIsle of Anglesey00
Gwynedd687
Conwy..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Denbighshire10
Flintshire2213
Wrexham72
Powys00
Ceredigion..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Pembrokeshire..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Carmarthenshire5953
Swansea..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Neath Port Talbot16542
Bridgend3720
Vale of Glamorgan2213
Cardiff6810
Rhondda Cynon Taf158103
Merthyr Tydfil4610
Caerphilly14872
Blaenau Gwent14995
Torfaen28994
Monmouthshire12637
Newport262151

Metadata

Last update

21 December 2022 21 December 2022

Next update

Autumn 2023 (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

Title

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

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 2020-21 onwards.

Users, uses and context

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

Statistical quality

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

Keywords

Performance Measure, Children, Assessments, Physical punishment