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CHILD PROTECTION STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2002

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

Primary known/suspected abuser

Year Ended 31 March……

2001

2002

Number

Percentage of total

Number

Percentage of total

Natural mother

1,128

48.0

1,325

46.5

Natural father

680

28.9

829

29.1

Step parent

85

3.6

100

3.5

Parent's co-habitee

152

6.5

255

8.9

Other relative (including sibling)

167

7.1

172

6.0

Other person known to child / family

83

3.5

105

3.7

Person unknown to child / family

56

2.4

64

2.2

Total

2,352

100.0

2,851

100.0

1. Children referred for child protection inquiries in Scotland in the years ended 31 March 2001 & 2002 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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