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CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04
TABLE 3.3
CHILDREN WHO WERE SUBJECT TO A CASE CONFERENCE: 1999-2004
CHILD'S PRIMARY KNOWN/SUSPECTED ABUSER 1
Primary known/suspected abuser | Year Ended 31 March…… | % of total | % change | % change |
1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 (3) | 2004 | 2004 | 2003-2004 | 1999-2004 |
Natural mother 2 | - | - | 1,128 | 1,325 | 1,647 | 1,630 | 49% | -1% | - |
Natural father 2 | - | - | 680 | 829 | 846 | 1,003 | 30% | 18% | - |
Total - natural parent | 2,148 | 2,034 | 1,808 | 2,154 | 2,493 | 2,632 | 79% | 6% | 23% |
Step parent | 133 | 122 | 85 | 100 | 128 | 135 | 4% | 5% | 1% |
Parent's co-habitee | 207 | 191 | 152 | 255 | 263 | 176 | 5% | -33% | -15% |
Other relative (including sibling) | 141 | 142 | 167 | 172 | 165 | 208 | 6% | 26% | 47% |
Other person known to child / family | 99 | 86 | 83 | 105 | 137 | 146 | 4% | 6% | 48% |
Person unknown to child / family | 5 | 18 | 56 | 64 | 58 | 54 | 2% | -7% | 978% |
Total | 2,734 | 2,593 | 2,352 | 2,851 | 3,244 | 3,351 | 100% | 3% | 23% |
Note 1: Children referred for child protection inquiries in Scotland in the year ended 31 March, who were subject to a case conference.
Note 2 : This information was not collected prior to 2001
Note 3 : Highland revised their figure for the number of case conferences held during 2002-03, from 107 to 178.
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