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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Children on the child protection register during the year, by local authority
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YearIn 2021-22 and 2023-24, Merthyr Tydfil was unable to provide data for CH/030b.<br /><br />Since 2020-21, several local authorities have had difficulties in collecting the data due to issues with their ICT system[Filtered]
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Click here to sortCH/024a: All children added to the child protection register during the yearClick here to sortCH/024b: Of those children who were placed on the child protection register during the year, the number that has been previously registered under any category, at any time during the previous 12 monthsClick here to sortCH/027: The total number of initial core group meetings held during the yearClick here to sortCH/028: The total number of initial core group meetings held during the year that were held within statutory timescalesClick here to sortCH/029: The total number of visits to children placed on the child protection register that were due during the yearClick here to sortCH030a: The total number of visits to children on the child protection register that were completedClick here to sortCH/030b: The total number of visits to children placed on the child protection register that were due during the year that were completed within approved timescales
[Collapse]Wales4,0033233,8913,23875,21376,57056,643
WalesIsle of Anglesey5224845808803727
Gwynedd132171351102,2862,2421,829
Conwy9981001001,4572,1601,991
Denbighshire101779352,3191,6191,001
Flintshire146131461335,0484,9114,161
Wrexham18991851753,7593,7592,956
Powys1053498882,9172,9172,631
Ceredigion52153441,0051,186953
Pembrokeshire1632574591,8892,3401,889
Carmarthenshire144101441303,2152,6822,092
Swansea228102532174,9946,3913,433
Neath Port Talbot11701141031,9591,9591,802
Bridgend328223383125,8895,8655,110
Vale of Glamorgan183101831172,9972,9951,792
Cardiff639576394248,8469,1566,324
Rhondda Cynon Taf399474103719,2149,6087,290
Merthyr Tydfil125111251052,4472,281..|The data item is not available
Caerphilly199142031984,0604,5893,821
Blaenau Gwent141121301261,9171,3401,270
Torfaen18371621492,4812,4021,781
Monmouthshire13511341202,5332,3951,611
Newport1436138773,1732,9702,179

Metadata

Title

Children on the child protection register during the year, 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

General description

The information is collected to monitor the safeguarding processes for children in Wales.

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, Child protection register