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Statistics Publication Notice: Health and Care Series: Children's Social Work Statistics 2004-05

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Table 3.6: Number of children on child protection registers: 2000-2005 by gender and age group

Age group/gender

Year Ended 31 March……

% of total 2005

% of Scottish population

% change 2004-2005

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

Boys

0-4

483

454

476

490

523

533

25%

0.4%

2%

5-10

368

348

354

408

417

355

16%

0.2%

-15%

11-15

217

224

179

235

215

206

10%

0.1%

-4%

16+

11

8

4

4

8

4

0%

0.0%

-50%

Total

1,080

1,035

1,013

1,137

1,163

1,098

51%

0.2%

-6%

Girls

0-4

354

371

458

481

497

493

23%

0.4%

-1%

5-10

351

344

327

405

377

354

16%

0.2%

-6%

11-15

249

236

208

258

199

208

10%

0.1%

5%

16+

17

15

12

8

9

4

0%

0.0%

-56%

Total

970

965

1,005

1,152

1,082

1,059

49%

0.2%

-2%

All people

0-4

837

825

933

971

1,020

1,026

48%

0.4%

1%

5-10

718

693

681

813

794

710

33%

0.2%

-11%

11-15

466

460

387

493

414

413

19%

0.1%

0%

16+

28

23

16

12

17

8

0%

0.0%

-53%

Total

2,050

2,000

2,018

2,289

2,245

2,157

100%

0.2%

-4%

% of population based on 2004 mid-year estimates from General Register Office (Scotland). Population of 16 and 17 year olds was used for 16+.

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