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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 2022-23, Ceredigion was unable to provide data for metrics CH/011a and CH/011b.<br /><br />In 2021-22, several local authorities have had difficulties in collecting the data due to issues with their ICT system.[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Wales4,7952,226
WalesIsle of Anglesey00
Gwynedd1048
Conwy..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Denbighshire145
Flintshire7750
Wrexham132
Powys6519
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
Carmarthenshire115106
Swansea..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Neath Port Talbot33298
Bridgend11461
Vale of Glamorgan8957
Cardiff14131
Rhondda Cynon Taf351191
Merthyr Tydfil13628
Caerphilly629337
Blaenau Gwent394255
Torfaen560189
Monmouthshire31871
Newport718386

Metadata

Title

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

Last update

9 April 2024 9 April 2024

Next update

March 2025 (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

Performance Measure, Children, Assessments, Physical punishment

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.

Statistical quality

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