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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Number of contacts received during the year where physical punishment was a factor, by local authority
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[Collapse]Wales13,7286,740
WalesIsle of Anglesey1411
Gwynedd20846
Conwy864343
Denbighshire16160
Flintshire420227
Wrexham153
Powys1,147473
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
Carmarthenshire286261
Swansea..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Neath Port Talbot65197
Bridgend425268
Vale of Glamorgan365256
Cardiff2,1841,943
Rhondda Cynon Taf861369
Merthyr Tydfil19579
Caerphilly1,550903
Blaenau Gwent..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Torfaen1,065399
Monmouthshire575418
Newport1,853287

Metadata

Title

Contacts received during the year where physical punishment by a parent or carer 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

Keywords

Performance Measure, Children, Referrals, Contacts, 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.