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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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YearIn 2021-22, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Swansea and Blaenau Gwent were unable to provide data for metrics CH/005a and CH/005b.[Filtered]
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[Collapse]Wales3,2451,635
WalesIsle of Anglesey88
Gwynedd486
Conwy2216
Denbighshire4813
Flintshire16080
Wrexham72
Powys22
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
Carmarthenshire9686
Swansea..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Neath Port Talbot17630
Bridgend199131
Vale of Glamorgan9666
Cardiff805655
Rhondda Cynon Taf203128
Merthyr Tydfil2817
Caerphilly237141
Blaenau Gwent..|The data item is not available..|The data item is not available
Torfaen376139
Monmouthshire5730
Newport67785

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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 2020-21 onwards.

Users, uses and context

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

Title

Number of contacts received during the year where physical punishment was a factor, by local authority

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

Statistical quality

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

Keywords

Performance Measure, Children, Referrals, Contacts, Physical punishment