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The Scottish Abstract of Statistics No 26,1998

Table 3A2 Initial action taken by reporters on grounds children referred 1996

Initial action by reporter	Ground for referral
Initial action by reporter	Beyond control (a)	Moral danger (b)	Lack of parental care (c)	Victim of offence (d)	At risk (dd)	Same house- hold as incest victim (e)	Non attend- ance at school (f)	Solvent abuse (gg)	Care of local auth- ority (i)	Educ(S) Act 1962	CP(S) Act 1975	Offence¹ (g)	All referrals
Total	55	74	47	60	43	-	37	62	80	63	50	64	59

No action:-

Under current supervision	12	14	6	8	6	-	8	21	63	7	-	21	16
Action on other grounds	7	4	2	2	3	-	2	10	1	10	-	1	2
Insufficient evidence	8	16	11	12	10	-	2	6	4	-	-	4	6
Compulsory care unnecessary	28	39	28	37	25	-	26	25	13	47	50	38	36

Referred to:-

SWD	17	11	17	16	20	33	18	18	3	10	7	6	10
Police/juvenile Liaison Officer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	2
hearing	28	15	36	24	38	67	44	20	17	27	43	26	28

Total number
(=100%)	2,519	1,423	5,011	6,230	727	3	4,422	84	142	30	28	28,105	46,497

Source: SCRA: Practice Team

¹ If more than one reason for referral is reported in a particular referral (or more than one offence alleged in an offence referral), it is described here as a "no action" case only if there is no action taken in respect of all the reasons (or offences) referred. (See also statistical note titled ‘No Formal Action Cases’).