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CHILD PROTECTION STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2001

TABLE 3
CHILDREN WHO WERE SUBJECT TO A CASE CONFERENCE 1 : BREAKDOWN BY CHILD'S PRIMARY KNOWN/SUSPECTED ABUSER

Primary known/suspected abuser

Year Ended 31 March……

2000

2001

Number

Percentage of total

Number

Percentage of total

Natural parent

2,034

78.4

1,808

76.9

Step parent

122

4.7

85

3.6

Parent's co-habitee

191

7.4

152

6.5

Other relative (including sibling)

142

5.5

167

7.1

Other person known to child / family

86

3.3

83

3.5

Person unknown to child / family

18

0.7

56

2.4

Total

2,593

100.0

2,352

100.0

1. Children referred for child protection inquiries in Scotland in the years ended 31 March 2000 & 2001 who were subject to a case conference.
2. Due to the inclusion of some estimated (rounded) figures in tables, the sum of component parts may not equal the totals shown.

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